Curriculum / Math / 4th Grade / Unit 4: Fraction Equivalence and Ordering / Lesson 15
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Unit 4
4th Grade
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Compare and order fractions using various strategies.
The core standards covered in this lesson
4.NF.A — Extend understanding of fraction equivalence and ordering.
The foundational standards covered in this lesson
3.NF.A.3 — Explain equivalence of fractions in special cases, and compare fractions by reasoning about their size.
The essential concepts students need to demonstrate or understand to achieve the lesson objective
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This lesson is intended to address the cluster level expectations for 4.NF.A, including, “ordering…fractions with denominators 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 100."
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25-30 minutes
Would you rather have $${{4\over9}}$$, $${{2\over3}}$$, $${{5\over7}}$$, or $${{3\over4}}$$ of your favorite pie? Show or explain your reasoning.
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Play the following game with a partner using a set of Fraction Cards. The goal is to compare the two fractions appearing on each card, determining if they are equivalent and, if not, which is larger. The rules for the game are as follows:
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15-20 minutes
Problem Set
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5-10 minutes
Order the following fractions from smallest to largest:
$${{2\over3},{4\over5},{3\over7},{5\over6}}$$
Explain your reasoning.
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Extra Practice Problems
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Topic A: Factors and Multiples
Identify multiples and determine if a whole number is a multiple of another number.
Standards
4.OA.B.4
Explore patterns in multiples of various whole numbers.
Find factor pairs for numbers to 100 and recognize that a whole number is a multiple of each of its factors.
Determine whether a given number is prime or composite.
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Topic B: Equivalent Fractions
Recognize and generate equivalent fractions with smaller units using tape diagrams.
4.NF.A.1
Recognize and generate equivalent fractions with smaller units using number lines.
Recognize and generate equivalent fractions with smaller units using area models.
Recognize and generate equivalent fractions with smaller units using multiples.
Recognize and generate equivalent fractions with larger units using visual models.
Recognize and generate equivalent fractions with larger units using factors.
Topic C: Comparing and Ordering Fractions
Compare two fractions where one numerator or denominator is a factor of the other by replacing one fraction with an equivalent one.
4.NF.A.2
Compare two fractions by replacing both fractions with equivalent ones.
Compare two fractions using one whole as a benchmark.
Compare two fractions using one half as a benchmark.
4.NF.A
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