Feeding pets

Purpose

These exercises and activities are for students to use independently of the teacher to practice number properties.

Achievement Objectives
NA4-4: Apply simple linear proportions, including ordering fractions.
AO elaboration and other teaching resources
Specific Learning Outcomes
  • Convert fractions to decimals
  • Convert fractions to equivalent fractions
Description of Mathematics

Proportions and Ratios, AM (Stage 7)

Required Resource Materials
  • Practice exercises with answers (PDF or Word)
Activity

Prior knowledge.

  • Find equivalent fractions
  • Convert fractions to decimals and vice versa

Background

One interesting exercise here is to ask student to find the fraction that is exactly halfway between the two named fractions, and compare this to the original fractions.

Comments of the Exercises

Exercise 1

Asks students to find a fraction between two frctions by exploring two strategies.  The first strategy involves converting the fractions to decimals. The second strategy is to convert the fractions to equivalent fraction with a common denominator.

Related Resources

These activities can be used to follow the teaching episodes based on, Book 7, Feeding Pets and are for those students who are able to use the associated number properties.

Attachments
FeedingPets.pdf76.61 KB
FeedingPets.doc97.5 KB

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