Friday, March 18, 2016

Fraction Rings: TIME Lab



Fraction Ring TIME Lab
To Start:

Directions:
1. Carefully place the items in the bag on your desk.

2. Make sure you have your spiral and a pencil.


3.  Separate the colors of the fraction circles. Find the 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/6, and 1/8 pieces. 

4.  Review fractions here:

5.  Do the problems on the sheet.

6.  Glue into your journal.














Fraction Rings – Time

Find the time ring. Put in each piece and record in how many minutes each fraction equals:
¼ of an hour = ________minutes
½ of an hour = ________minutes
1/3 of an hour = ________minutes
1/6 of an hour = ________minutes
1/8 of an hour = ________minutes
2/3 of an hour = ________minutes

Now you make up 6 more:
____ of an hour = ________minutes
____ of an hour = ________minutes
____ of an hour = ________minutes
____ of an hour = ________minutes
____ of an hour = ________minutes
____ of an hour = ________minutes

Now lets add fractions:
½ +2/6 = _____ minutes
½ + 1/3 = _____ minutes
¼ + 1/3 = _____minutes
2/8 + ¼ + ½ = _____ minutes
1/3 + 1/3 + 1/6 = ______minutes

Now you make 5 more:
_____ + _____ + ______ = _______minutes
_____ + _____ + ______ = _______minutes
_____ + _____ + ______ = _______minutes
_____ + _____ + ______ = _______minutes
_____ + _____ + ______ = _______minutes


REVERSE

What fractions can make this much time?

30 minutes = _________+_______________
37 minutes = ______+ ________ + _________
45 minutes = ________ + _________
55 minutes = ________ + _________
40 minutes = ________ + _________

Make some of your own:
____ minutes = _______ + _______
____ minutes = _______ + _______
____ minutes = _______ + _______ + _______
____ minutes = _______ + _______ + _______
____ minutes = _______ + _______ + _______

Solve
If Marcia’s bedtime is 8:15 and Tony’s is 8:55, who goes to bed earlier? ______ How much earlier? _________
Use a fraction piece to show the answer. Draw the piece or pieces.












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