Support · Stage 4 · Ratios and rates
Support Identify and express one part of a ratio as a fraction of the whole
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Prerequisite dot points
Represent the sum of fractions with the same denominator, recreating the whole, where the result may exceed one
Stage 3 · Representing quantity fractions A Draft mapping
- Interactive toolStarterFractions app (Math Learning Center)Use it for: Bar models for comparing and adding fractions.
Use diagrams, objects and mental strategies to subtract a unit fraction from any whole number including 1 (the complement principle)
Stage 3 · Representing quantity fractions A Draft mapping
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Compare and represent fractions with denominators of 2, 4 and 8; 3 and 6; 5 and 10 of a whole shape (area model) and a collection of objects (discrete model)
Stage 3 · Representing quantity fractions B Draft mapping
- Mathigon PolypadUse it for: Virtual manipulatives: fraction bars, algebra tiles, cubes and polygons.
- Interactive toolStarterMathsbot: ManipulativesUse it for: Virtual manipulatives incl. algebra tiles, two-colour counters, fraction walls.
- PhET Fractions: IntroUse it for: Represent and compare fractions with pies, bars and number lines in a discovery lesson.