Monday July 16- Wed. July 18, Cycle 4 and more... MIA7

Greetings. Monday marked the mid-way point of this year's Math In Action summer school.

We completed out third cycle that involved proportional relationships (including ratio and rate). Through group discussion as well as teacher and individual contributions we solved problems by representing rate word problems in multiple ways: double number line, unit rate, ratio table and graphing.

Our fourth cycle starts Tuesday.

The Learning Goals involve making sense of fractions through multiple representations of mathematical understanding.

Over the next 3 days we are learning to ...

- understand fractions (and decimals) as numbers that can be represented, compared, and ordered;

- use fractions (decimals and percent) to solve problems.

Success Criteria: We will know we are successful when we are able to ...

- represent fractions using number lines, area models, and sets;

- understand what the numerator tells us, the denominator tells us, and that the fraction refers to a part of a whole unit;

- compare fractions conceptually using benchmarks (0, ½, 1), common numerators (e.g., 4/7 < 4/5 or four-sevenths is less than four fifths), common denominators (e.g., 7/4 > 3/4);

- order fractions in a variety of ways (e.g., equivalent fractions, conversion to decimals)




We will be using our number tiles to explore digit problems in fractions.


Also, we will be using Geoboard to represent fractional parts of wholes.
Click here for the Virtual manipulative Geoboard.

Tuesday, July 17: 

Which Fraction is bigger? Guess what's in the bag? Activ Inspire chart (class group)

Computer lab time:   Download the SMART Notebook file to complete the Fraction tiles, Geoboard and Pattern Blocks as "area"        model assignment.