Lesson 9 - Relating Decimals and Measurements

To encourage your child to have fun on the Web while learning about Relating Decimals and Measurement, here is an interactive activity they can do on their own or in pairs.

Goal

Estimate, measure, and compare measurements using decimals.

Builds Upon

Student Book page 346
 

Instructions for Use

Comparing Tenths prompts your child to model tenths as fractions and decimal.

To use Comparing Tenths, click to make a new fractions bar. Click to increase or decrease the size of the denominator. Choose which method to represent the values - fractions, decimals, percent or ratio. To show decimal tenths, make ten sections on the bar. Click the sections of the bar to show the decimal value of the sections.