TEKS 4.3C: Determine Equivalent Fractions
Determine Equivalent Fractions Using Models
About this lesson
Learning Target: I can determine if two fractions are equivalent using models.
Focuses On:
- Using models to name a fraction that is equivalent to a given fraction
- Using models to decide if two given fractions are equivalent
Builds On:
3.3F:
I can determine if two fractions are equivalent using numerators and denominators.
Next Level:
6.5C:
Use equivalent fractions, decimals, and percent to show equal parts of the same whole.
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This lesson is designed to support student understanding of the value of fractions and the concept that fractions that may look different but still name the same amount.
The two instructional blocks in this lesson are equivalent fractions-models and equivalent number lines.
The first instructional block has students naming equivalent fractions using fraction strips. The lesson progresses as students use models that can be used to represent two different fractional amounts to decide if the given fractions are equivalent.
The second instructional block has students use number lines to determine a fraction that is equivalent to a given fraction.
This lesson is a prerequisite to 4.3D, which involves comparing two fractions.
Scaffolds such as visual representations are built into the lesson to support student understanding.
Grade 4MathTEKS 4.3CDetermine Equivalent Fractions Using Numerator and Denominator
About this lesson
Learning Target: I can determine if two fractions are equivalent using numerators and denominators.
Focuses On:
- Finding a common denominator in order to compare fractions
- Using benchmark fractions to determine if given fractions are equivalent
Builds On:
3.3F:
I can determine if two fractions are equivalent using numerators and denominators.
Next Level:
6.5C:
Use equivalent fractions, decimals, and percent to show equal parts of the same whole.
Read More:
This lesson is designed to support student understanding of the value of fractions and the concept that fractions that may look different but still name the same amount.
The instructional block in this lesson focuses on equivalent fractions. The lesson starts by outlining the strategies of finding a common denominator to rename fractions in order to compare them and using benchmark fractions to determine if they are equivalent. Students then utilize the strategies throughout the lesson to determine if fractions are equivalent.
This lesson is a prerequisite to 4.3D, which involves comparing two fractions.
Sentence frames are built into the lesson to scaffold student understanding.
Grade 4MathTEKS 4.3C