A Fraction of Information by Mrs.Southall
A Fraction of Information by
Mrs.Southall
What is a Fraction?• A fraction names a piece of a single
thing
• A fraction names a part of a group of things
Where do we use Fraction?
•School
• home
Fractions at School!
Mrs. Southall have 4 pencils. 3 are sharpened. What fraction of the pencil are not sharpened?
Fractions at Home!• You need to bake 4 dozen cookies for
your team’s bake sell. You need 1/4 cup of sugar to make one dozen of cookies. How much sugar is needed to make 48 cookies?
Fractions Figures!• rectangle and Circles
1/4 1/41/41/4
1/41/41/41/4
Factual Facts!• The top number is called the numerator.• The bottom number is called the denominator.• Equivalent fractions are fractions that name the
same amount.• I can use fractions to divide a candy bar equally
with my friends. • Fractions are really fun when you understand
what they represent.
2/41/4
3/4 4/4
Familiarity with Fractions• What is a fraction?• How do we use them?• What shapes can be used to
represent fractions?• What is an equivalent fraction?• ARE FRACTIONS FUN?
Work cited• California Department of Education
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/mthgrade3.aspState Content Standards for Mathematics 3rd,
4th, and 5th grades.http://www.goggle.com http://www.yahooligans.com
The answer is…1 pencil is not sharpen. SOOOOOO, the fraction is ¼ of the
pencils are not sharpen.
The answer is… 1/4+1/4 +1/4 +1/4 =4/4 = 1 whole
cup 2/4 3/4 4/4