PHET Interactive Simulations: Fractions Intro

Free

University of Colorado Boulder

Resource URL

https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/fractions-intro

Topics

Fractions
Equivalent Fractions
Improper Fraction
Number Line

Description

Explore fractions while you help yourself to 1/3 of a chocolate cake and wash it down with 1/2 a glass of water! Create your own fractions using fun interactive objects. Match shapes and numbers to earn stars in the fractions game. Challenge yourself on any level you like. Try to collect lots of stars!

Sample Learning Goals

Predict and explain how changing the numerator of a fraction affects the fraction's value
Predict and explain how changing the denominator of a fraction affects the fraction's value
Convert between a picture of a fraction, a numeric fraction, and a point on a number line
Build matching fractions using numbers and pictures
Compare fractions using numbers and patterns

Language:

English

Curriculum Alignment:

CAPS aligned

Publication Date:

2020-02-11

Grade:

Audience:

Learners

Teachers

Parents

Type:

Application

PhET Simulations All simulations available at http://phet.colorado.edu are open educational resources available under the Creative Commons Attribution license (CC-BY). Permission is granted to freely use, share, or redistribute PhET sims under the CC-BY license. The following attribution is required: PhET Interactive Simulations University of Colorado Boulder https://phet.colorado.edu If your use includes redistribution of the simulations, please let us know with this form. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScJLU-T_z-0BnIEH3TekDdxBdMZ8cKboKNeZ-ftF1vqyn6zcA/viewform

Creative Commons License:

Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives

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