Activity 5.2 Fractions?

Introduction to Fractions

Purpose: Explore the fraction representations with color strips and pattern blocks.

Materials: Color strips or color rods, and pattern blocks.

Instructions: For each part below you should have an explanation and a sketch using the relevant objects.

Part 1: Color strips (online tool Links to an external site.)

1. The red strip is what part of the dark green strip?
   How can you show this?
   
   
2. The light green strip is what part of the blue strip?
   How can you show this?
   
   
3. The light green strip is what part of the red strip?
   How can you show this?
   
   
4. The red strip is what part of the light green strip?
   How can you show this?
   
   
5. The blue strip is what part of the light green strip?
   How can you show this?
   
   
6. Make another comparison. 
   Be sure to justify it.
   
   

Part 2: Pattern blocks (online tool Links to an external site.)

1. The red trapezoid is what part of the yellow hexagon?
   How do you know this?
   
   
2. The blue rhombus is what part of the yellow hexagon?
   How do you know this?
   
   
3. The green triangle is what part of the yellow hexagon?
   How do you know this?
   
   
4. The blue rhombus is what part of the red trapezoid?
   How do you know this?
   
   
5. The red trapezoid is what part of the blue rhombus?
   How do you know this?
   
   
6. How could you use these shapes to show 3/4?
   Explain and make a sketch.