Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Introduction to fractions

In maths we have been learning about fractions.  So far we have been working on how to write fractions, how to simplify fractions and equivalent fractions. These last 2 parts are much easier if you  know your times tables !!

Fractions are used a lot in our lives. Our class came up with some great examples - sports fields, chrome book box,  neopolitean ice- cream, measuring cups when cooking, half an hour etc.

Some important key words so far are -
equivalent  (means they are differently written but are equal) eg.  3/6 = 1/2.
numerator  (the number on the top of a fraction)
denominator  (the number on the bottom of a fraction)
simplify  (means make the numerator and denominator the smallest possible whole numbers)
eg. 10/12 = 5/6.    12/18 = 2/3

Students made their own fractions quiz in google slides.
Here is Ezra's Quiz.  See if you can solve his questions and it would be great if you left a comment on his blog post Introduction to fractions.

2 comments:

  1. Kia Ora BOIC (Ezra) , my name is Miria from Kawakawa Primary School. I really like your presentation it is very cool, a fraction quiz is a great way to do a math presentation. What is the hardest fraction problem you have ever learnt and how did you solve it? If you want to check out my blog it is http://kpsmiriaf.blogspot.com/ HAPPY COMMENTING WITH YAH!!

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  2. Kia ora, my name is Kaitlin I am a Year 6 in Te Ngahere at Paihia School. I really like your post about fractions because you used an interactive quiz and you explained what you were doing. I remember when I learnt about fractions I found it tricky. What else did you learn in fractions?

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