What Textbooks Don’t Tell You about Fractions Kathleen Strange Jennifer North Morris

Where are Fractions? www.mathmadepossible.com (c) 2011 Kathleen Casey Strange

Where are Fractions?

Where are Fractions?

Where are Fractions?

Where are Fractions?

(c) 2011 Kathleen Casey Strange Where are Fractions? (c) 2011 Kathleen Casey Strange

Where are Fractions?

Where are Fractions?

Where are Fractions?

Where are Fractions?

Where are Fractions?

Where are Fractions?

Where are Fractions?

Where are Fractions?

Where are Fractions?

Where are Fractions?

Where are Fractions? www.mathmadepossible.com Where is 1/100? Will fractions ever go below zero? (c) 2011 Kathleen Casey Strange

Questions for “Where are Fractions?” What happens as the numerator stays the same and the denominator gets larger? Can you have ? Name a fraction between and . Where does live on the number line?

Mark on the same number line. www.mathmadepossible.com Where are Fractions? Mark and on the same number line. Mark the thirds. Mark the fourths. Where is 1/100? Will fractions ever go below zero? Mark on the same number line. (c) 2011 Kathleen Casey Strange

Mark on the same number line. www.mathmadepossible.com Where are Fractions? Compare and order , , and . Mark the eighths. Mark the fourths. Where is 1/100? Will fractions ever go below zero? Mark on the same number line. (c) 2011 Kathleen Casey Strange