Fractions

= = = = = Fractions on a Number Line: =

Try this game where you will need to put fractions in order on the number line!
[|Numberline]

Try this challenge if you feel you are getting the hang of it. [|Identifying Fractions]

Have a bit of fun now with Grampy!! [|Find Grampy]

=Really happening fraction video!=

=My Fractured Day= - Compile a list of things that you do from midnight to midnight (12am to 12am). - Estimate what fraction of the day you spend on each activity. - Add your fractions that you have estimated together to find out if you have a whole day. If you have estimated correctly the fractions should add to one. If you have estimated wrong you will have less than or more than one.
 * EXTENSION - Plan out a great day: Think of all the activities that you would love to do in a day and the fraction of the day that you would spend doing them.**

==**DURING THE WEEK -** Students will be asked to go into the playground and take a photo of a fraction of something. They bring the photos back into the classroom and the class try to guess what the fraction is and what the whole is. eg. you might take a picture of HALF of the OVAL. == = = = = =Resources= = = = = = = = = = = = =
 * [|Flitting with fractions]
 * [|Chocolate bar activity notes]
 * [|Chocolate activity]
 * [|Mixing lemonade]
 * [|Fractions Extension Games]
 * [|Fraction Word Problems]
 * [|Pizza shop]

=__Problem__= This recipe serves 36 people. Make enough for everyone in the senior area. Be as exact as possible.

Challenge: Write recipe for the whole school Use Numbers = = =Jam Thumbprints (makes 36)= 1 1/2 **cups SR flour** 2/3 **cup butter** 1/3 **cup sugar** 2 **eggs yolks** 1/3 **cup strawberry jam**
 * 3/4** finely chopped walnuts
 * 1** teaspoon vanilla
 * 1/4** teaspoon salt


 * Oven:** 350 **degrees**


 * Stir together flour and salt.**
 * Beat butter for 30 seconds.**
 * Add sugar and beat until fluffy.**
 * Add egg yolks and vanilla; beat well.**
 * Add dry ingredients to beaten mixture, beating until well combined.**
 * Cover and chill 1 hour. Shape into 1 inch ball, roll in egg whites, then roll in finely chopped walnuts.**
 * Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.**
 * Press down centers with thumb.**
 * Bake in preheated oven for 15-17 minutes.**
 * Cool on a wire rack. Just before serving, fill centers with preserves.**

__Makes 36__

= = = = =Fraction jigsaw= You will need to download and print out [|this jigsaw] (or draw the pieces on squared paper), and cut up the pieces into squares (don't cut along the diagonal lines!)

Now try to put the square pieces together without rotating any of them (so that in the finished jigsaw all the numbers are the right way up).

Two pieces may only go next to each other if the edges that touch contain fractions that are equivalent.

= = =Mathletics=

Go to Mathletics with your new account. · Click on concept search · Write fractions into the search box · Preview all of the information on the left hand side.

=Everything about fractions (task 19)= Write down a list of all the fractions you know. From this list choose your favourite fraction.

Once you have chosen your fraction, answer the following questions about your fraction.
 * Write down everything you know about your fraction.
 * Write down the decimal equivalence of your fraction.
 * Represent your fraction on a number line.
 * Represent the decimal form of your fraction on a number line.
 * Find three other fractions equivalent to your fraction.
 * Represent your fraction as part of a metre.
 * Cut a piece of string that is this long.
 * Record the length of string in centimetres.

=Pancake Tuesday= Go to the Taste website and read the recipe for [|pancakes]. This recipe serves pancakes for 4 people. Each person gets 3 pancakes each. This isn't enough pancakes for the people in our class. Write up the ingredients for our class.

If you want a challenge you could write the recipe for the whole Senior Area. For another challenge you could use [|this] website to price the items in your recipe and see how much it would cost to feed the class. You can then add things to you recipe like cream, ice cream or jam. All you need to do is find a product in the top right hand corner. How many people are in the Senior Area?

What's the cost? Go to [|Woolworths Online] to work this out. Write this into your book.