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King Of Fractionia

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Game Info for Teachers

COMBINED RATING

3.9 Stars

TEACHERS (46)

4.3

STUDENTS (6425)

3.5

LENGTH

16 Minutes

GRADES

CAPABILITIES

iPad Support

Spanish Language Support

Text-to-Speech Support

Description

Learn to interpret fractions as division by helping the people of Fractionia. As a new king, your task is to help its people solve their problems using fractions and division!

Vocabulary Words

fraction

divide

numerator

denominator

fraction bar

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Interpret Fractions As Division. Suitable for Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5.

Main Concepts

Interpret a fraction as division.

Interpret fraction bar as a division bar.

Connect fractions with division, understanding that a/b = a/b for whole numbers a and b with b not equal to 0.

Understand division as equal sharing (split wholes into unit fractions of the divisor).

Interpret splitting a quantity into equal groups as multiplication by a fraction.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

Name the parts of a fraction? How does a fraction show the parts of a whole? What is dividing? What are equal groups? What does the numerator tell you? What does the denominator tell you?

After the Game

How is a fraction like division? What are other ways a fraction can be written? How can you multiply a whole number by a fraction? In the game, you found that 3 ÷ 4 = ¾ - draw a picture that shows this question. Look at the problem 5 ÷ 2: in the answer which number will be in the numerator of the fraction and which number will be in the denominator?