FRACTION OF A MEASUREMENT DECEMBER 1, 2014

GOAL: I will find a fraction of a measurement and solve word problems

AGENDA  Fluency Practice  Multiply whole numbers by fractions using a tape diagram  Convert measures  Multiply a fraction and a whole number  Application problem  Whole group: fraction of a measurement  Task (Problem Set)  Exit ticket

MULTIPLY WHOLE NUMBERS BY A FRACTION USING A TAPE DIAGRAM  35 x 1/7  ¼ x 16  ¾ x 16  1/8 x 48

CONVERT MEASURES 1pt= ____c 1gal= ____ qts. 4ft= _____ in 9 yd= ____ ft

MULTIPLY A FRACTION AND A WHOLE NUMBER  ½ x 4  6 x 1/3  ¾ x 8  9 x 2/3

APPLICATION PROBLEM There are 32 people at a museum. Two-thirds of them are children. How many children are at the museum? Extension: If 13 of the children are girls, how many more boys than girls are at the museum?

½ LB= ________OZ

¾ FT = __________ IN

Mr. Corsetti spends 2/3 of every year in Florida. How many months does he spend in Florida each year?

TASK:  You will begin solving these problems independently  We will then talk with our groups  Whole class discussion

EXIT TICKET  You will have five minutes to solve this exit ticket.  When you are finished turn in your paper and prepare yourself for science.