Investigation 1:  FUND RAISING FRACTIONS     (SE pg  5 – 18 ) – 5  days

q    Use the part-whole interpretation of fractions to create a set of fraction strips

q    Relate the fraction-strip model to the part-whole interpretation of fractions and to the symbolic representation of fraction

q    Understand the meaning of fractions larger than a whole

q    Use fraction strips and symbolic representations of fractions to describe real-world situations.

GLE 1.1.2 GR 6  Understand the relative values of integers and non-negative rational numbers.

q Compare different representations of non-negative rational numbers by implementing strategies

q Identify equivalence between non-negative integers, fractions, percents, and decimals

0 @  Foundation

0 @  Adaptation

1 @Remediation

   2 - CORE

3  Enrichment

4 – 5  Enhancement

  6 Extension

Additional Practice Inv 1

Color a Fraction of the Wheel

Fraction Strips

Webpage: Interactive Fraction Strips

Webpage - Hierglyphs: Reading Fractions

Learn: COMPARING FRACTIONS         Inv. 2 (SE pg 19  – 30 ) – 5  days

q    Continue to use fraction strips as tools for understanding fraction concepts.

q    Investigate the concepts of comparison and equivalence of fractions.

q    Use fractions that are less than, equal to, and greater than 1.

q    Apply knowledge gained by using fraction strips to name, estimate, and compare fractions and to find equivalent fractions.

GLE 1.1.2 GR 6 Understand the relative values of integers and non-negative rational numbers.

q Identify equivalence between non-negative integers, fractions, percents, and decimals.

0 @  Foundation

0 @  Adaptation

1 @Remediation

   2 - CORE

3  Enrichment

4 – 5  Enhancement

  6 Extension

Additional Practice Inv 2

Comparing Fractions

Mixed & Improper Fractions

Name the Fraction – Fraction Strip Worksheet

Learn: COOKING WITH FRACTIONS     Inv. 3 (SE pg  31 – 38 ) – 2 days

q    Continue building and understanding of equivalent fractions.

q    Explore the use of squares and other areas as a way to build  visual models of fractional parts of a whole.

q    Explore real-life problems that require operations on fractions in a context that invites the use of informal strategies rather than formal rules and algorithms.

GLE 1.1.2 GR 6 Understand the relative values of integers and non-negative rational numbers.

q Identify equivalence between non-negative integers, fractions, percents, and decimals.

GLE 1.1.1 GR 7 Understand the concept of rational numbers (integers, decimals, fractions)..

q Write the rational number when given a model (eg number line, area model, situation, diagram, picture.)

0 @  Foundation

0 @  Adaptation

1 @ Remediation

   2 - CORE

3  Enrichment

4 – 5  Enhancement

  6 Extension

Additional Practice Inv 3

Skills Practice: Fractions & Decimals

Ordering Decimals

Pasta Recipe Rewrite

Learn: FROM FRACTIONS TO DECIMALS   Inv. 4 (SE pg   –  ) – 3  days

q    Extend knowledge of place value of whole numbers to decimal numbers.

q    Represent fractions with denominators of ten and powers of 10 as decimal numbers.

q    Visualize the representation of decimal numbers using a 10-by-10 grid area model

q    Relate fraction benchmarks to decimal benchmarks

q    Write, compare, and order decimals with place values to ten thousandths.

GLE 1.1.1 GR 7 Understand the concept of rational numbers (integers, decimals, fractions).

q Write the rational number when given a model (e.g., number line, area model, situation, diagram, picture).

q Identify and convert between equivalent forms of rational numbers (e.g., fractions to decimals, percents to fractions).

q Identify prime, square, or composite numbers.

GLE 1.1.2 GR 6 Understand the relative values of integers and non-negative rational numbers.

q Compare different representations of non-negative rational numbers by implementing strategies (e.g., like denominators, changing to the same form).

q Identify equivalence between non-negative integers, fractions, percents and decimals.

0 @  Foundation

0 @  Adaptation

1 @ Remediation

   2 - CORE

3  Enrichment

4 – 5  Enhancement

  6 Extension

Additional Practice Inv 4

Website: Fractions to Decimals --- Lesson & worksheets

Research: Where did the percent sign come from?

Research: Earliest Fraction Symbols

Learn: MOVING BETWEEN FRACTIONS AND DECIMALS Inv. 5 (SE pg 53  – 66 ) – 4 days

q    Understand that the decimal representation of a fraction shows the same proportion but is based on a power of 10 as the denominator

q    Use the concept of equivalence to change the form of simple fractions to fractions with 100 in the denominator.

q    Understand the division interpretation of fractions and use it to change fractions to decimals.

q    Use fraction strips to estimate fractions as decimals and decimals as fractions.

q    Find equivalent forms of fraction quantities.

q    Use hundredths grids to model fractions.

q    Use knowledge of operations, fractions, and decimals to understand real-world situations.

GLE 1.1.2 gr 7 Understand the relative values of rational umbers.

q Compare and order rational numbers using physical models or implementing strategies (e.g., like denominators, changing to the same form).

q Locate symbolic representations of rational numbers including fractions, decimals, and percents on a physical model (e.g., a number line, fraction line, decimal grid, and circle graph.

q Explain the value of a given digit in a rational number (e.g., 2.3 is 2 ones and three tenths).

0 @  Foundation

0 @  Adaptation

1 @ Remediation

   2 - CORE

3  Enrichment

4 – 5  Enhancement

  6 Extension

Fractions to Decimals and Back

Learn: OUT OF ONE HUNDRED           Inv. 6  (SE pg   –  ) –   4days

q    Use the “out of 100” interpretation of fractions and decimals to develop an understanding of percent.

q    Use the hundredths grid to visualize the concept of percent as meaning “out of 100”

q    Investigate the relationships among fractions, decimals, and percents and to move flexibly among representations.

q    Understand how to use percent as an expression of frequency, in terms of “out of 100”, when a set of data has more or fewer than 100 items.

GLE 1.1.4 GR 6 Understand the concepts of ratio and percent.

q Write ratios in part/part and part/whole relationships using objects, pictures, and symbols (e.g., using /, :, or to as representations for ratios).

q Represent equivalent ratios or given percentages using objects, pictures, and symbols. [CU, MC]

q Identify percent as 100 equal size parts of a set (e.g., 1% of 200 items is 2 items).

q Explain ratio and percents and give examples of each.

0 @  Foundation

0 @  Adaptation

1 @ Remediation

   2 - CORE

3  Enrichment

4 – 5  Enhancement

  6 Extension

Website – Practice: Fractions, Decimals & Percents

Converting Between Fractions, Decimals & Percents

Website – Quiz: Comparing Fractions, Decimals & Percents

Batting Averages