Fraction Quiz Preparation

Here are the sheets from today's class.

Subtracting Mixed Fractions

Adding Fractions

Converting Mixed Fractions to Improper

Subtracting Fractions

Fractions are Delicious

Please add the pictorial representation of fractions created in class today to your Fraction Alphabet Book.  YOu now should have a Word, symbolic and pictorial definition of each word. 

Here is the rest of today's homework.

Ordering Fractions 2

Ordering Fractions 3

Adding Fractions

Subtracting Fractions

Weekend homework

At your class blog please answer the following:

Explain which fraction is larger than another. Show your answers in comments at your classroom blog.



This is a voicethread. Please listen to the instructions

Choose a question

What patterns do you see in this string. Describe how you see in this string. Can you find 3 or more?

Todays test asked 1/2 +1/3 does not equal 2/5. What evidence did you use to convince me?

Leave a comment. Thanks (58 comments yesterday. Lets have more today.

The Great Fraction UN-project

A Fraction Unassignment.

You need to choose one of three topics.

1. What are Fractons
2. Adding and Subtracting Fractions
3. Multiplying and Dividing Fractions


You must become and expert in your topic. If I was an alien and you had to teach me everything about your topic how would you do it?

You have to be convincing and know your topic.



You must use different tools from studentblogwikitools.

Some presentation options are the following;

1. make a game





2. create an online quiz that would be good for reviewing.






3. create a song with lyrics that talk about your subject. If you remember the old sesame street this could be an option for



you will have to record your song and post it to the web.


4. make a screen cast or a set of slides to explain your topic




5. make a movie of you and your friends acting out your topic.




6. create a wiki and post everything that you need to know



7. Choose anything….. just make sure that you are explaining your topic. You must clear your choice of project by me first. Once you have the OK you can get started.



This project can be done alone or with one partner. If you have a partner you are responsible to work as a team. Once you are a group you are stuck with your partner.



Final due date April 5th. This is lots of time and you are expected to do a good job. Do something at the last minute and you will get a mark that reflects this work. This project is worth 10% of your term 3 mark. Do well on this project and you are on the way to getting a great term 3 mark.

Other important dates

* Project has to be chosen March 5
* Progress report 1 March 16
* Progress report 2 March 23
* Final due date April 5

All projects will be published to a wiki. What ever you are creating you need to be prepared to have it put on the web.