Lesson 3 Fractions Round Table
Let’s discuss fractions.
Warm-up What Do You Know About …?
What do you know about
Activity 1 Fractions Round Table
Discuss each statement in 3 rounds with your group.
Round 1: Go around the group and state whether you agree, disagree, or are unsure about the statement and justify your choice. You will be free to change your response in the next round.
Round 2: Go around the group and state whether you agree, disagree, or are unsure about the statement you or someone else made in the first round. You will be free to change your response in the next round.
Round 3: State and circle the word to show whether you agree, disagree, or are unsure about the statement now that discussion has ended.
Repeat the rounds for as many statements as you can.
statement | round 1 | round 2 | round 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
A fraction is a number less than 1. | agree disagree unsure | agree disagree unsure | agree disagree unsure |
A fraction can be located on a number line. | agree disagree unsure | agree disagree unsure | agree disagree unsure |
The numerator tells us the size of the part. | agree disagree unsure | agree disagree unsure | agree disagree unsure |
statement | round 1 | round 2 | round 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
The denominator tells us the number of parts. | agree disagree unsure | agree disagree unsure | agree disagree unsure |
Whole numbers are fractions. | agree disagree unsure | agree disagree unsure | agree disagree unsure |
Fractions are whole numbers. | agree disagree unsure | agree disagree unsure | agree disagree unsure |
One half is always greater than one third. | agree disagree unsure | agree disagree unsure | agree disagree unsure |
Fractions can be used to describe a length. | agree disagree unsure | agree disagree unsure | agree disagree unsure |