standard_description: Understand a fraction 1/b as the quantity formed by 1 part when a whole is partitioned into b equal parts; understand a fraction a/b as the quantity formed by a parts of size 1/b.
Grade 3 expectations in this domain are limited to fractions with denominators 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8.
problem_activity: Narrative
The purpose of this What Do You Know About _____ is to invite students to share what they know about and how they can represent the number
\(\frac{1}{8}\)
.
Launch
Display the number.
“What do you know about
\(\frac{1}{8}\)
?”
1 minute: quiet think time
Activity
Record responses.
“How could we represent the number
\(\frac{1}{8}\)
?”
Student Facing
What do you know about
\(\frac{1}{8}\)
?
Student Response
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Activity Synthesis
“What connections do you see between different answers?”


aligns: yes