EQUIVALENT FRACTIONS

Learning Goals

• We will learn how to make equivalent fractions.

• We will learn how to simplify some fractions so we can compare which are largest.

Starter

On a new page in your Math binder, put the title “Equivalent Fractions”, underline and put the date.

On that page, write down as many fractions as you can that are equal to 1/2. You may use your fraction strips to help you.

Use your fractions strips to help you

Write the answer to A and B in your Math binders.

Equivalent Fractions have patterns! Can you tell what the pattern is in these equivalent

fractions/

What does multiples mean?

Try these in your math binder

Feel free to use your fraction

strips AND multiplication

table to help you

The best way to write fractions is in its simplest form:

• If to find equivalent, bigger fractions we need to multiply…

• what do you think we have to do to find the simplest fraction?

• DIVISION!

Equivalent Fractions Game

• Order these fractions from biggest to smallest:

16

13

14

15

12

15

13

12

14

16

Summary

• We have learned the pattern between equivalent fractions.

• We have looked at a game involving simplifying fractions

• We have looked at comparing the size of some fractions