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Equivalent fractions and the use of the number line

Teacher guide Equivalent fractions and the use of the number line

TLF ID M014343

This is a website designed for both teachers and students that addresses equivalent fractions from the Australian Curriculum for year 7 students. It contains material on equivalent fractions, and explains how equivalence can be demonstrated on the number line. There are pages for both teachers and students. The student pages contain interactive questions for students to check their progress in the topic.

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Educational value
  • This resource is valuable for both teachers and students for the year 7 Australian Curriculum: Mathematics. It is relevant to the content descriptions about working with equivalent fractions, particularly on the number line. Students are supported in identifying the location of positive and negative fractions and mixed numbers on a number line for the purpose of comparing them.
  • The resource may be useful in helping students achieve the element of the year 7 achievement standards that refers to students working with equivalent fractions.
Year level

7

Topics Simple fractions Number lines Percentages Decimals Equivalent fractions Mixed numbers Rational numbers Simplification (Factors)
Learning area
  • Mathematics

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Contributors
  • Contributor
  • Name: Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute
  • Organization: Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute
  • Description: Creator
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: http://www.amsi.org.au/
  • Name: Education Services Australia
  • Organization: Education Services Australia
  • Description: Data manager
  • Address: VIC, AUSTRALIA
  • URL: http://www.esa.edu.au/
  • Copyright Holder
  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organization: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • Publisher
  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organization: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Description: Publisher
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
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  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: www.esa.edu.au
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Learning Resource Type
  • Online
  • Interactive
  • Text
Rights
  • © 2013 Education Services Australia Ltd, unless otherwise indicated. This material may be copied, distributed and adapted free of charge for non-commercial educational purposes, provided all copyright notices and acknowledgements are retained.