Write some equations that represent the results of a cover up game.
Fraction sense
Fifteen students in a class of 21 prefer chocolate ice cream. What is the better approximation?
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Explain.
Pick an area pertinent to your grade level:
1. Equivalent fractions
What is an equivalent fraction? How would you help students understand the notion of equivalent fractions using manipulatives?
2. Addition
What is the method (algorithm) for adding fractions? How would you help students understand this algorithm using manipulatives?
3. Multiplication
What is the method (algorithm) for multiplying fractions? How would you help students understand this algorithm using manipulatives?
4. Fractions in algebra
What ideas from fractions appear in algebra? If students have difficulty with fractions of polynomials what would you do to help them understand?
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