Unit fractions build one
Interpret a denominator through equal parts filling a whole. Explore a model, explain the relationship, and try it with physical materials.
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Interpret a denominator through equal parts filling a whole. Explore a model, explain the relationship, and try it with physical materials.
Connect a numerator to the number of equal units present. Explore a model, explain the relationship, and try it with physical materials.
Find and explain the complement of a fraction of one whole. Explore a model, explain the relationship, and try it with physical materials.
Justify an inequality using a common partition of the same whole. Explore a model, explain the relationship, and try it with physical materials.
Critique a sharing claim using an explicit referent whole. Explore a model, explain the relationship, and try it with physical materials.
Prove equivalence by replacing one piece with equal smaller units. Explore a model, explain the relationship, and try it with physical materials.
Compose and explain a nonunit fraction using a shared denominator. Explore a model, explain the relationship, and try it with physical materials.
Connect fractional area to distance along the linked unit interval. Explore a model, explain the relationship, and try it with physical materials.
Explain the numerator as a count of copies of a unit fraction. Explore a model, explain the relationship, and try it with physical materials.
Distinguish equal fractional relationships from equal physical amounts. Explore a model, explain the relationship, and try it with physical materials.