Max concludes from the symbols that the alien is leaving. Keisha, reciting ideas out loud, refers to objects in her bedroom to stumble upon a possible solution. Suddenly her eyes fall on the bedroom clock and she realizes that the alien has given them a signal for time in the only way it knows how to communicate. Develop meaning for fractions as parts of a unit whole, as part of a collection, as numbers and as a division of whole numbers. Understand and demonstrate congruence.
Students interpret multiple representations to name equivalent fractions.
Students represent fractions and mixed numbers using physical models. Acrobat A Printable version of this activity sheet is available in PDF format. This requires a free plug-in, Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can find out if you need it by clicking on the PDF link. Students will need scissors to cut teardrop shapes from the worksheet.