| Fractions and Decimals
A fraction is an expression representing a part or several equal parts
of a unit. Fractions can also be expressed in decimal form.
Sample some of the following activities to learn more about fractions
and decimals.
Places To Go | People To See | Things To Do | Teacher Resources | Bibliography
Places To Go
The following are places to go (some real and some virtual) to find out
about fractions and decimals.
Pepperoni
Pie
Visit the kitchen to find out how pizza can be used to teach fractions,
decimals, and percentages.
Egyptian
Fractions
Visit ancient Egypt and learn about their system of fractions. Have students
discuss if the Egyptian method of working with fractions is more effective
or efficient than what we do today.
Fractions
This site contains information, graphics and quizzes on basic concepts
of fractions.
People To See
Dr.
Math
Get to know Dr. Math and send him your questions about fractions. This
portion of his site is from his archived fraction and decimals page and
contains previously asked questions and answers.
Melvil
Dewey: Founder of Book Classification
Meet Melvil Dewey. Nobody knows decimals like Dewey.
Things To Do
Decimals,
Whole Numbers, and Exponents
Find everything you ever wanted to know about decimals.
Fractions
Changing improper fractions to mixed numbers is just one of a dozen fractions
topics that you can brush up on at this site.
Visual Fractions
Identify, rename, and compare fractions.
All About Fractions
Practice adding, comparing, converting, dividing, multiplying, reducing,
and subtracting fractions.
Fraction
to Decimal Conversion Tables
Does 1/5 = 0.2, 0.4 or 0.6? Learn how to easily convert fractions to decimals.
Exploring
Fractions with Shapes
Use these geometric shapes to form patterns on the grid and delineate
parts of the whole.
Fractions
Have students play this online fraction game and see in how many seconds
they can answer 20 fraction questions.
FunBrain
: Freshed Baked Fractions
Play an equivalent fractions game at this interactive site.
Free
Worksheets
Find a variety of free, printable math worksheets. This math page is part
of the larger Free Worksheets site that has worksheets in the areas of Language Arts,
Science, Geography, Reading, Thinking Skills, History, etc.
No
Matter What Shape Your Fractions are In
Determine fraction equivalents from geometric shapes.
Simple
Fractions
Complex
Fractions
Compound
Fractions
Converting
Decimals to Fractions
Find simple explanations and good illustrations of fractions concepts.
This is part of the great SOS
Math site.
Illuminations
Interactive Fraction Tool
Use this interactive one-person game to practice your skills while you
explore relationships among fractions and ways of combining fractions.
Teacher Resources
Online activities are a listing of internet
sites with fun, interesting, and educational tasks attached to each one.
(You can learn how to use this WWW
Activities tool created by UEN for Utah educators).
Lesson Plans/Webquests
Bibliography
- Adler, David A. Fraction Fun. New York : Holiday House, c1996.
- Bloomberg, Jerome. Multiplication and Division of Decimals. New York
: Harper's College Press, 1975.
- Cummings, Alyece B. Painless Fractions. Hauppauge, N.Y. : Barron's,
c1998.
- Hein, Marilyn B. Math Phonics. Fractions : Quick Tips and Alternative
Techniques for Math Mastery. Carthage, IL : Teaching & Learning
Co. ; c1998.
- King, Andrew. Making Fractions. Brookfield, Conn. : Copper Beech Books,
1998.
- Leedy, Loreen. Fraction Action. New York : Holiday House, c1994.
- Stienecker, David. Fractions. New York : Benchmark Books, 1996.
- Wood, Merle W. Decimals, Fractions, and Percentages for Job and Personal
Use. Cincinnati, Ohio : South-Western Pub. Co., c1992
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