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Visual Fractions is a tutorial that offers instruction and practice in identifying, renaming, and operating on fractions and was created by Richard E. Rand. The website reviews examples of fractions, which are modeled with number lines or circles. Throughout the website are instructions to follow, encouraging students to try a few activities on their own. For a more light-hearted approach, Rand has a game that involves using fractions to help Grammy find Grampy and to make treats for Grampy. The software programs used to create the line and circle fractions, Fraction Modeler and Fraction Maker, are available for purchase and described on this website.
Summary
| Subject keyword(s) | Addition, Arithmetic, Comparison of numbers, Division, Equivalent fractions, Fractions, Mathematics, Mathematics -- Audio-visual aids., Mathematics -- Instructional issues, Multiplication, Number and operations, Subtraction |
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| Grade level | Elementary School, Middle School, Informal Education |
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| Intended audience | Learner |
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| Resource type | Instructional Material |
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| Resource format | text, text/html |
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| Title | Middle School Portal: Math and Science Pathways (MSP2) |
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| Link | http://msteacher2.org/ |
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| Description | The Middle School Portal 2: Math and Science Pathways (MSP2) supports middle grades educators with high-quality, standards-based resources and promotes collaboration and knowledge-sharing among its users. Educators use MSP2 to increase content knowledge in science, mathematics, and appropriate pedagogy for youth ages 10 to 15. MSP2 employs social networking and digital tools to foster dynamic experiences that promote creation, modification, and sharing of resources, facilitate professional development, and support the integration of technology into practice. MSP2 is a project of the Ohio State University College of Education and Human Ecology, National Middle School Association, and Education Development Center, Inc., and is funded by the National Science Foundation. The partners integrate resources, tools, and services across projects, and support multiple methods of resource discovery to meet the needs of this audience. |
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Content contained within the resource
IDENTIFY Identify with Lines with Circles Identify Groups Mixed with Lines with Circles RENAME Mixed to Fraction with Lines with Circles Rename Higher with Lines with Circles Rename Lower with Lines with Circles How to Cancel COMPARE with Lines with Circles ADD Like Fractions With Lines With Circles Unlike Fractions With Lines With Circles Strict With Lines With Circles SUBTRACT Like Fractions With Lines With Circles Unlike Fractions With Lines With Circles MULTIPLY with Lines with Circles Multiply Strict Multiplicative Inverse DIVIDE With Lines With Circles Divide Strict Fractions are better understood when seen. Special Features: You may go to the Investigate Page for a step-by-step explanation of each of the above main topics. Each explanation is in PDF format, using Adobe Reader™. Design your own fractions examples with the Fraction Maker Page. Here, you may produce either number line or circle fraction images. Check out the Games Page for helpful games that will enhance fraction learning. Worksheets on Identifying and Comparing fractions that use visual fraction modeling. Instruction slides and answer sheets are available. Look to the About page for information on how best to use this web site. This Site Map will show how this Visual Fractions website is organized. Find the grade levels of each topic. Visual fractions is recognized by webhostingsearch as one of the recommended educational learning tools in the web. Link to Visual Fractions Email a friend about this web site Dutch Version of Visual Fractions
