Fractions as parts of shapes
Mathematics · Fractions · conceptual
Partition shapes into parts with equal areas and express the area of each part as a unit fraction of the whole
What mastery looks like
- Partition a rectangle into 6 equal-area parts and label each 1/6
- Show two different ways to partition a square into 4 equal parts
- Given a pre-partitioned shape, write the unit fraction for one part
Check your understanding
If you ask Fractions as parts of shapes to fold a square piece of paper into 8 equal parts, can they tell you what fraction of the whole square each part represents?
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