C8 Fractions, Decimals & Percentages 1

Student Activities:
  1. Cancelling down fractions (aaamath.com)
  2. What does % mean? (aaamath.com)
  3. A series of interactive fraction worksheets from angliacampus.com :

    Worksheets 1-5 What fraction is shaded? (easier)

    Worksheet 6 Numberline fractions (Easier)

    Worksheets 7-8 What fraction is shaded? (Harder)

    Worksheets 9-9b Equivalent fractions (easier)

    Worksheets 10-13 Shaded/Unshaded columns

    Worksheet 14 Numberline fractions (harder)

    Worksheets 15-15b Equivalent fractions (harder)

    Worksheets 16-16b Cancelling

    Worksheets 17-17b Fractions of quantities

    Worksheets 18-18b Find fraction then simplify

  4. Fraction Track A two player game.Move one or more of your counters so that the total moves add up to the given fraction (negative moves are allowed). You must move all your counters across the track before your opponent does. (standards.nctm.org)
  5. Equivalent Fractions A 'Concentration' game of matching. Varying sizes of boards. Score & best score given (quia.com)
  6. Fraction Game For one player - move the markers using the least number of cards (illuminations.nctm.org)

 

Teaching Resources:
  1. The Decifractotor: Fraction/Decimal conversion shockwave (Ambleside School)
  2. Pattern Blocks Exploring fractions with shapes using an interactive isometric board. Movable shapes: triangle(1 unit), rhombus(2 units), trapezium(3 units), hexagon(6 units) java (archytech.org)
  3. Fraction Bars Applet Set up a bar, divide it into a number of pieces and then show the decimal or fraction or percentage equivalent of some of the pieces. Several bars can be set up for comparison Java (arcytech.org)
  4. Fractions A collection of interactive bars with equal subdivisions Options: Number of subdivisions, Number of subdivisions shaded, Show/hide Fraction or Decimal/Percentage/Ratio flash (The National Numeracy Strategy)
  5. Fraction Model III Visual tool to represent a fraction - decimal/ percentage equivalents are shown - numerator/ denominator variable up to 100 (illuminations.nctm.org)

 

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