Fractions
Thinking about fractions
What have you noticed about the two fractions?[br]Think about the number and the amount of space that is colored.
How do you think you add fractions?
Denominator can not go higher then 12
https://www.geogebra.org/m/BTCSvEDZ
[math]\frac{1}{4}+\frac{2}{5}=[/math]
[math]\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{3}=[/math]
Comaparing Fractions
Can you find equivalent fractions with a common denominator that make it easy to compare the size of the [color=#1551b5]blue[/color] and [color=#0a971e]green[/color] fractions?
Comaparing Fractions
Source Neil Dickson [url=https://tube.geogebra.org/material/simple/id/1732919]Comparing Fractions[/url]
Adding Fractions with an Area Model
Adding fractions with an Area Model
Adding fractions with an Area Model
Use the are model to understand adding fractions.[br][br]Click the RESET arrows to get a new problem. (You might need to do this if the randomly generated problem does not make sense. For example 0/3 + 0/8)
Subtracting Fractions using an Area Model
Subtracting Fractions using an Area Model
Subtracting fractions using an area model
Use the area model to subtract fractions.[br][br]1. Press the "reset" arrows to get a randomly generated problem.[br]2. Build the fractions[br]3. Overlap the two fractions.[br]4. Observe
Multiplying fractions with area model
Multiplying fractions using the area model. This applet will demonstrate why the algorithms for multiplying fractions make sense.
Dividing Fractions
[url=https://danpearcy.com/2021/11/05/prompt-36-dividing-fractions/]Dan Pearcy Website[br][/url]Inspiration [url=https://danpearcy.com/2021/11/05/prompt-36-dividing-fractions/]https://danpearcy.com/2021/11/05/prompt-36-dividing-fractions/[/url]