EQUIVALENT FRACTIONS

INTRODUCTION

I hope you enjoyed your Hershey Lab! Next we are going to take a Virtual Field

Trip on the World Wide Web to learn more about Equivalent Fractions.

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PRACTICEGo to the following website. Read about

Identifying Equivalent Fractions. Go to thePractice section. When you are done selectReport Totals. Enter your name and print.

Website Address ~ Identifying EquivalentFractions

http://www.aaaknow.com/fra42ax2.htm

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PLAYOnce you have turned in your Report Totals, you

can go to the following websites for more practice.

 Melvin’s Make a Matchhttp://pbskids.org/cyberchase/math-games/melvinsmake-match/  Fresh Baked Fractionshttp://www.funbrain.com/fract/  Targeting Equivalent Fractionshttp://www.helpingwithmath.com/resources/gamesfraction_game4/equivalent01.html

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EXPLORENow that you know about Equivalent Fractions,

you will design your own trade book like the one we read in our Lab called, The Hershey’s

Milk Chocolate Fractions Book by Jerry Pallotta. You will be required to use an object

that can be divided into equal parts to introduce Fractions and provide examples of

Equivalent Fractions.

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Points Criteria Score

4Exemplary

Student constructed an Equivalent Fractions Trade book with 4 proper representations of Equivalent Fractions, colorful illustrations, and a beginning, middle and end.

3Accomplished

Student constructed an Equivalent Fractions Trade book with 3 proper representations of Equivalent Fractions, a beginning, middle and end, but student did not include colorful illustrations.

2Developing

Student constructed an Equivalent Fractions Trade Book with 2 proper representations of Equivalent Fractions and colorful illustrations, but did not include a beginning, middle and end.

1Beginning

Student constructed an Equivalent Fractions Trade Book with 1 proper representation of an Equivalent Fraction, but did not include colorful illustrations or a beginning, middle and end.

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THE END

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TEACHER’S PAGE Recommendations for implementation:

This field trip is recommended for whole class, small group, and individual implementation.

Introduction Activity: Introduce this virtual field trip by reading The Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Fractions Book by Jerry Pallotta. Give each student a Hershey bar and have them follow along in the book while using the candy bars as a representation. They will also be responsible for keeping track of the fractions they create on their own papers. After reading through the book, ask students to demonstrate equivalent fractions with their candy bars. When they are done with the lab, they are allowed to eat their candy bars. Introduce the Virtual Field trip at the end of this activity, by asking students if they had fun and telling them that they are going to go on a virtual field trip to learn more about fractions.

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CREDITSYoutube – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kfe_L4pkqe0

Clipart –

Hershey Bar -

http://mrscjacksonsclass.com/chocolatebar.gif

Great Job Smiley-

Google images

Websites –

Identifying Equivalent Fractions

http://www.aaaknow.com/fra42ax2.htm

Melvin’s Make a Match

http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/math-games/melvins

make-match/

Fresh Baked Fractions

http://www.funbrain.com/fract/

Targeting Equivalent Fractions

http://www.helpingwithmath.com/resources/games

fraction_game4/equivalent01.html

Equivalent Fractions