Whole numbers are no better than any others! Practice plotting values on …
Whole numbers are no better than any others! Practice plotting values on the number line as a passionate activist rises up and demands equity for all numbers, including fractions and decimals. A teaching guide with printable resources is included. [3:09]
Learn how composer and ukulele artist Jake Shimabukuro uses ratios and fractions …
Learn how composer and ukulele artist Jake Shimabukuro uses ratios and fractions as he creates and plays music in this video from Center for Asian American Media.
CK-12 Foundation's Middle School Math Grade 6 Flexbook covers the fundamentals …
CK-12 Foundation's Middle School Math Grade 6 Flexbook covers the fundamentals of fractions, decimals, and geometry. Also explored are units of measurement, graphing concepts, and strategies for utilizing the book's content in practical situations.
Provides teaching tips, information on common errors, differentiated instruction, enrichment, and problem …
Provides teaching tips, information on common errors, differentiated instruction, enrichment, and problem solving for teachers to use with the CK-12 Middle School Math - Grade 6, Student Edition.
A work in progress, CK-12's Math 7 explores foundational math concepts that …
A work in progress, CK-12's Math 7 explores foundational math concepts that will prepare students for Algebra and more advanced subjects. Material includes decimals, fractions, exponents, integers, percents, inequalities, and some basic geometry.
The purpose of this task is to help students realize there are …
The purpose of this task is to help students realize there are different ways to add mixed numbers and is most appropriate for use in an instructional setting.
This animated video illustrates a word problem that requires dividing two fractions …
This animated video illustrates a word problem that requires dividing two fractions with equal groups, group size unknown. Students are presented with a problem that asks how long it takes a sloth to climb down a tree trunk at an even rate and given a solution to the problem that uses visual modeling. In the accompanying classroom activity, students solve a second problem using their own visual models.
This video illustrates a visual model for solving a word problem involving …
This video illustrates a visual model for solving a word problem involving the division of fractions. The problem asks students to determine the width of a rectangular platypus burrow based on its length and area. In the accompanying classroom activity, students use arrays to estimate and/or solve the challenge problem presented at the end of the video.
This animated video illustrates a visual model for solving a word problem …
This animated video illustrates a visual model for solving a word problem involving the division of fractions. The problem asks students to use fractions to compare the spring weight of a hedgehog with its weight just before hibernation. In the accompanying classroom activity, students use visual models to work through the challenge problem presented at the end of the video, which also involves the division of fractions and comparison.
This video illustrates a visual model for solving a word problem involving …
This video illustrates a visual model for solving a word problem involving the division of fractions. The problem asks students to determine the length of a losing frog's jump in a jumping frog contest based on a comparison with the length of the winning jump. The accompanying classroom activity requires students to use visual models to work through the challenge problem presented at the end of the video, which also involves the division of fractions and comparison.
This video (2:53) illustrates a word problem involving the multiplication of fractions …
This video (2:53) illustrates a word problem involving the multiplication of fractions using an array to model the solution visually. The problem involves puffins, arctic birds that live in colonies and fish to feed their young. The accompanying classroom activity provides students with practice solving additional fraction multiplication problems using arrays. Student and teacher materials are included.
This video presents a visual model for solving a word problem involving …
This video presents a visual model for solving a word problem involving the multiplication of fractions. The problem asks students to use the amount of bamboo that a panda eats in an hour to determine how much he eats in a quarter of an hour if he eats at a steady rate. The video ends with a challenge problem for students to model themselves. [2:32]
This video illustrates how to use an array as a visual model …
This video illustrates how to use an array as a visual model for solving a word problem involving the division of fractions and mixed numbers. The problem asks students to determine the width of a rectangular fennec fox den based on its length and area. In the accompanying classroom activity, students get additional practice solving another more difficult area problem featuring the division of fractions and mixed numbers.
In this interactive activity adapted for grades 3–5 from Annenberg Learner’s Teaching …
In this interactive activity adapted for grades 3–5 from Annenberg Learner’s Teaching Math Grades 6–8, use virtual Cuisenaire® Rods to represent fractions and to perform operations with fractions.
This task asks students to solve a problem in a context involving …
This task asks students to solve a problem in a context involving constant speed. This task provides a transition from working with ratios involving whole numbers to ratios involving fractions.
This task is designed to help students focus on the whole that …
This task is designed to help students focus on the whole that a fraction refers to. It helps students to realize that two different fractions can describe the same situation depending on what you choose to be the whole.
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