How many equal shares?
Relate the size of a unit share to the number filling a whole. Explore a model, explain the relationship, and try it with physical materials.
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Relate the size of a unit share to the number filling a whole. Explore a model, explain the relationship, and try it with physical materials.
Name both complementary amounts without changing the whole. Explore a model, explain the relationship, and try it with physical materials.
Predict the missing fraction before placing pieces. Explore a model, explain the relationship, and try it with physical materials.
Justify a comparison by equal-sized sixth sectors. Explore a model, explain the relationship, and try it with physical materials.
Use equal area rather than piece count as the criterion for fair shares. Explore a model, explain the relationship, and try it with physical materials.
Explain a one-to-many exchange of fraction pieces. Explore a model, explain the relationship, and try it with physical materials.
Rebuild mixed-size pieces with equal-sized units. Explore a model, explain the relationship, and try it with physical materials.
Match a fractional area with its position on a fixed unit interval. Explore a model, explain the relationship, and try it with physical materials.
Show why repeated unit pieces do not keep the same combined value. Explore a model, explain the relationship, and try it with physical materials.
Compare fraction relationships while naming different referent wholes. Explore a model, explain the relationship, and try it with physical materials.