Lesson 3 - Exploring Fair Shares

To encourage students to have fun on the Web while learning about Exploring Fair Shares, here are some games and interactive activities they can do on their own or in pairs.

Goal

Use fractions to describe fair shares.

Builds Upon

Student Book pages 308-309
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Instructions for Use

Fraction Model prompts students to manipulate fractions as part of a group.

To use Fraction Model, set the numerator slider higher than the denominator. Have students use the sliders to change the value of the fractions and observe the corresponding graphics. Use the pull-down menu to change the type of graphic to rectangle, circle or set model. Have students describe the fair shares within the parts of the group.

Fractions - Parts of a Whole lets students use fractions to describe fair shares.

To use Fractions - Parts of a Whole, click on the up or down arrows to divide the shape into pieces. To make a fraction, click on pieces of the shape. This highlights parts of the whole in the illustration and a corresponding fraction statement appears. Have students describe, using math language, the number of highlighted pieces out of the whole. Click on the 'New Whole' button for another illustration.