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Flitting with Fractions

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Purpose

This is a level 2 number activity from the Figure It Out series. It relates to Stage 5 of the Number Framework.
A PDF of the student activity is included.

Achievement Objectives
NA2-1: Use simple additive strategies with whole numbers and fractions.
AO elaboration and other teaching resources
Student Activity

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Specific Learning Outcomes

find fractions of a set

Required Resource Materials
FIO, Level 2-3, Number, Flitting with Fractions, page 21

A calculator (optional)

Activity

These problems are similar to those on page 20 because they involve a sets model of fractions.  Students will need to count systematically and organise their data carefully.
A useful teaching point is the reduction of a fraction to its simplest form. For example, in question 1, five of the 30 butterflies have stripes. This could be modelled as:

model.

Students may graph the characteristics of the butterflies using bar, strip, or pie graphs. This will provide a useful connection between fractions and data handling (statistics).

model.

Answers to Activity

1. 5/30 or 1/6
2. 6/30 or 1/5
3. 1/3
4. 3/30 or 1/10
5. 15/30 or 1/2

Attachments
FlittingwithFractions.pdf529.07 KB
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Level Two