Mathematics Vocabulary

This week we spent a bit of time checking our understanding of words we often use in Mathematics. There were lots of examples of words for students to drag and drop into the correct box. Lots of discussion and asking about the meanings !!

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.

Maths:Decimals

We have been learning about decimals - what is a decimal number ? Drawing pictures of a decimal number, knowing where they are on a number line, the place values, putting them in order, multiplying and dividing them by 10, 100, etc.

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