1. E QUIVALENT F RACTIONS

2. INTRODUCTION I hope you enjoyed your Hershey Lab! Next we are going to take a Virtual Field Trip on the World Wide Web to learn more about Equivalent Fractions.

4. PRACTICE Go to the following website. Read about Identifying Equivalent Fractions. Go to the Practice section. When you are done select Report Totals. Enter your name and print. Website Address ~ Identifying Equivalent Fractions http://www.aaaknow.com/fra42ax2.htm

5. PLAY Once you have turned in your Report Totals, you can go to the following websites for more practice. Melvin’s Make a Match http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/math-games/melvins make-match/ Fresh Baked Fractions http://www.funbrain.com/fract/ Targeting Equivalent Fractions http://www.helpingwithmath.com/resources/games fraction_game4/equivalent01.html

6. EXPLORE Now that you know about Equivalent Fractions, you will design your own trade book like the one we read in our Lab called, The Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Fractions Book by Jerry Pallotta. You will be required to use an object that can be divided into equal parts to introduce Fractions and provide examples of Equivalent Fractions.

7. PointsCriteriaScore 4 Exemplary Student constructed an Equivalent Fractions Trade book with 4 proper representations of Equivalent Fractions, colorful illustrations, and a beginning, middle and end. 3 Accomplished Student constructed an Equivalent Fractions Trade book with 3 proper representations of Equivalent Fractions, a beginning, middle and end, but student did not include colorful illustrations. 2 Developing Student constructed an Equivalent Fractions Trade Book with 2 proper representations of Equivalent Fractions and colorful illustrations, but did not include a beginning, middle and end. 1 Beginning Student constructed an Equivalent Fractions Trade Book with 1 proper representation of an Equivalent Fraction, but did not include colorful illustrations or a beginning, middle and end.

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9. TEACHER’S PAGE Recommendations for implementation: This field trip is recommended for whole class, small group, and individual implementation. Introduction Activity: Introduce this virtual field trip by reading The Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Fractions Book by Jerry Pallotta. Give each student a Hershey bar and have them follow along in the book while using the candy bars as a representation. They will also be responsible for keeping track of the fractions they create on their own papers. After reading through the book, ask students to demonstrate equivalent fractions with their candy bars. When they are done with the lab, they are allowed to eat their candy bars. Introduce the Virtual Field trip at the end of this activity, by asking students if they had fun and telling them that they are going to go on a virtual field trip to learn more about fractions.

10. CREDITS Youtube – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kfe_L4pkqe0http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kfe_L4pkqe0 Clipart – Hershey Bar - http://mrscjacksonsclass.com/chocolatebar.gif Great Job Smiley- Google images Websites – Identifying Equivalent Fractions http://www.aaaknow.com/fra42ax2.htm Melvin’s Make a Match http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/math-games/melvins make-match/ Fresh Baked Fractions http://www.funbrain.com/fract/ Targeting Equivalent Fractions http://www.helpingwithmath.com/resources/games fraction_game4/equivalent01.html