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Resource Title:Quick take on action with fractions
Description:Really understanding what fractions are, how they fit on the number line, and how to operate with them-add, subtract, multiply, divide-is central to learning decimals and percentages. According to the NCTM Principles and Standards, students in the middle grades should be expected to acquire a deeper understanding of fractions, decimals, and percents and an increased flexibility in using them to solve problems. Yet students may reach even the higher grades of middle school without a firm grasp of fractions. Perhaps a change in strategy could help? Lets offer compelling visuals and hands-on manipulation of those fractured numbers!

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Author Middle School Portal Staff
Contributor(s) Carolyn Hamilton
Middle School Portal Staff
Date Published 2006
Grade Level Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Middle School
Language En
Resource Format Text/html
Resource Type Instructional Material
Instructor Guide/Manual
Rights Information Http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/
Subject Keyword(s) Arithmetic
Mathematics
Number and Operations