Fractions & Decimals Additional

Use farm plots and crops to learn more about fractions. 

Looking at proportion in the context of a friendly argument over sharing cookies.

Address the role of place value in the algorithm for dividing decimals.

Understanding how the algorithm for multiplying decimals really works.

Considering multiple approaches to a decimal division problem.

Explaining decimal division using various representations.

Using mathematics to determine if two drink recipes should taste the same.

Without calculating, determine the smaller product.

Comparing four fundraising group results.

Mixing juice while working with fractions.

Which city had the greatest percentage increase in population? 

Determining how many and at what price folders were sold.

Using different combinations of coins.

Solving problems with a broken calculator! 

What happens when you multiply and divide fractions?

Help Sam and Morgan decide who has more liquid in their beakers.

Exploring the similarities and differences in the steps taken to find the quotients.

Using visual models can help students better understand mathematics problems. Often, using visual models can help students better understand mathematics problems. How can the following drawings be interpreted as showing the quotient for 3 ÷ ½? What real-world problem might go with each of the three diagrams? a) b) c)

Help decide of Jacob’s idea is correct.

How can you explain the meaning of 1/3?

Using diagrams to show factors and products.

Why does moving the decimal point work when you multiply decimals?

Represent unit fractions as the sum of other fractions.

Determine the thickness of the folded paper.

How many zeros are at the end of a factorial?

How long does it take to cut a wooden log into a certain number of parts?

Find five words that are worth $1.00.

Find a multiplication sentence using the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 so that the product is closest to a certain number.

Find the value in simplest terms.

Determine how many times a ball hits the ground.

Help a shopper spend $62.

Help Mr. Alvarez determine which shop has the better buy on marigolds.

Determine how much the manager of a store reduced the price of a folder.

After four years, how many feet high was a tree that Mrs. Johnson’s class planted?

Find the remainder when a large number is divided by 3.

Use the digits 0 – 9 to make the fraction 1/3.

Multiplying, dividing, and then comparing fractions.

Find two fractions that add up to a unit fraction.

Using an area model, determine what operation is being performed on these fractions.

Find three different fractions between 3/5 and 2/3. 

Look for patterns when you multiply numbers by a number less than one.

Think about tenths with a calculator. 

Investigate patterns that emerge when unit fractions are converted into decimal form.