| Approach: |
One
to one |
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Level: Year
8 |
| Focus: |
Understanding
fractions |
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| Resources:
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3
fraction cards |
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| Questions/instructions: |
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I’m
going to show you some cards with two fractions written on them.
Try to work out which fraction is bigger and why.
Hand student card 1.
Read card to student.
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%
responses
2009 ('05) |
y4 |
y8 |
| 1.
Which fraction is bigger? |
5/9 |
|
70
(72) |
| 2.
Why is that fraction bigger? |
5/9
has more ninths than 3/9 |
|
39
(38) |
| |
any
other valid reason |
|
25
(23) |
Hand
student card 2.
Read card to student. |
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| 3.
Which fraction is bigger? |
3/8 |
|
75
(70) |
| 4.
Why is that fraction bigger? |
eighths
are bigger than tenths |
|
38
(27) |
| |
any
other valid response |
|
25
(26) |
Hand
student card 3.
Read
card to student. |
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| 5.
Which fraction is bigger? |
4/5 |
|
75
(78) |
| 6.
Why is that fraction bigger? |
is
almost a whole (or more than half) and is less than half |
|
29
(18) |
| |
any
other valid response |
|
28
(39) |
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Total
score: |
8–9
|
|
30
(18) |
6–7
|
|
21
(24) |
4–5
|
|
15
(21) |
2–3
|
|
20
(24) |
| 0–1
|
|
14
(13) |
