Mathematics / Year 4 / Number and Algebra / Fractions and decimals

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Curriculum content descriptions

Count by quarters halves and thirds, including with mixed numerals. Locate and represent these fractions on a number line (ACMNA078)

Elaborations
  • converting mixed numbers to improper fractions and vice versa
  • investigating the use of fractions and sharing as a way of managing Country: for example taking no more than half the eggs from a nest to protect future bird populations
General capabilities
  • Numeracy Numeracy
ScOT terms

Denominators,  Number lines,  Mixed numbers,  Arithmetic sequences

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