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Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally

John A. Van de Walle, Karen S. Karp, Jennifer M. Bay-Williams

Chapter 15

Developing Fraction Concepts - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

02:09

Problem 1

What is the goal of activities involving the concept of sharing? When would you implement sharing activities?

Shelby Mohamed
Shelby Mohamed
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01:45

Problem 2

Give examples of manipulatives and contexts that fall into each of the three categories of fraction models (area, length, and set).

Carson Merrill
Carson Merrill
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01:41

Problem 3

What does partitioning mean? Explain and illustrate.

Carson Merrill
Carson Merrill
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00:48

Problem 4

What does iteration mean? Explain and illustrate.

Linh Vu
Linh Vu
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00:57

Problem 5

What are two ways you can support students' development of estimating with fractions?

Manuel Santana
Manuel Santana
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01:53

Problem 6

Describe two ways to compare $\frac{5}{12}$ and $\frac{5}{8}$ (not using common denominator or cross-product methods).

Shahab Ullah
Shahab Ullah
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01:09

Problem 7

What are two ways to build the conceptual relationship between $\frac{11}{4}$ and $2 \frac{3}{4}$ ?

Coach Rye
Coach Rye
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