A 3rd-grade candy factory-themed lesson where students solve 2-step word problems involving multiplication and division using the 5-step mathematical protocol.
Cumulative review and assessment of all Fraction Factory skills.
Understanding the relationship between multiplication and division of fractions.
Dividing whole numbers by unit fractions using visual models.
Using area models to multiply two fractions together.
Visualizing and calculating fractions of a whole number.
Applying addition and subtraction skills to real-world factory scenarios.
Converting between improper fractions and mixed numbers for addition and subtraction.
Finding common denominators to add and subtract unlike fractions.
Adding and subtracting fractions with identical denominators.
Ordering and comparing fractions with different denominators.
Comparing fractions to the 1/2 benchmark to estimate and understand magnitude.
Learning to find the simplest form of a fraction using greatest common factors.
Using multiplication and division to create fractions with the same value but different numbers.