Generate equivalent fractions using a number line

Generate equivalent fractions using a number line

In this lesson, you will learn how to create equivalent fractions by using a number line.

ADDITIONAL MATERIALS

STANDARDS

CCSS.3.NF.A.3.b Recognize and generate simple equivalent fractions, (e.g., 1/2 = 2/4, 4/6 = 2/3). Explain why the fractions are equivalent, e.g., by using a visual fraction model.

TEKS.4.3.C determine if two given fractions are equivalent using a variety of methods;

TEKS.3.3.A represent fractions greater than zero and less than or equal to one with denominators of 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8 using concrete objects and pictorial models, including strip diagrams and number lines;

TEKS.3.3.F represent equivalent fractions with denominators of 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8 using a variety of objects and pictorial models, including number lines;

IN.3.NS.7 Recognize and generate simple equivalent fractions (e.g., 1/2 = 2/4, 4/6 = 2/3). Explain why the fractions are equivalent (e.g., by using a visual fraction model).

VA.NS.3.2.a name and write fractions and mixed numbers represented by a model;

VA.NS.4.2.b represent equivalent fractions; and