WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2013

Warm-up (independent, level 0 noise):

Please complete this in your journal below the CQ. You do not need to be in the supply boxes at this time!

We are making Pumpkin Pie for the holidays. Each pie can serve 8 people. What fraction can we use to convert the current ingredients to serve:

1.21 people2.25 people

Warm-up (independent, level 0 noise):

Please complete this in your journal below the CQ. You do not need to be in the supply boxes at this time!

We are making Pumpkin Pie for the holidays. Each pie can serve 8 people. What fraction can we use to convert the current ingredients to serve:

1.21 people2.25 people

Challenge Question: Why do we rewrite fractions in different forms?Challenge Question: Why do we rewrite fractions in different forms?

Directions: Please come in and get your journal. On your next blank page, write today’s date on the top line. Title this page ~ Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions. Below the date, write the Challenge Question.

Directions: Please come in and get your journal. On your next blank page, write today’s date on the top line. Title this page ~ Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions. Below the date, write the Challenge Question.

MIXED NUMBERS & MIXED NUMBERS & IMPROPER FRACTIONSIMPROPER FRACTIONS

Presentation•B

efore Thanksgiving Break, we learned how to add, subtract, multiply and divide fractions by finding common denominators, making equivalent fractions, simplifying, and finding the reciprocal (division only).

•Today, you will be converting mixed numbers to improper fractions and improper fractions to mixed numbers. We will use key words convert, mixed number, and improper fraction.

VocabularyVocabulary•c

onvert – to change from one form to another

•mixed number – a whole number and a fraction

•improper fraction – a fraction larger than one whole; the numerator is larger than the denominator

Mixed NumbersMixed Numbers

•A mixed number has a part that is a whole and a part that is a fraction.

= 134

Mixed Number → Improper Fraction

1. Multiply the whole number times the denominator

2. Add your answer to the numerator3. Put that number over the denominator

=52

Multiply the wholenumber times

the denominator

Add the numerator

2 12

2 12x

+ 5Put that number

over the denominator

2

Convert the mixed number to an Convert the mixed number to an improper fraction:improper fraction:

92

124

Convert the mixed number to an Convert the mixed number to an improper fraction:improper fraction:

175

253

Improper FractionsImproper Fractions

•A fraction in which the numerator is greater than the denominator.

=84

Write the improper Write the improper fraction:fraction:

=194

Improper Fraction → Mixed Number1. Divide the numerator by the denominator2. Put the remainder over the denominator

=52

522

41

R 1Divide the

numerator by the denominator

Write the remainder

over thedenominator

2

2 12

Convert the improper fraction to a Convert the improper fraction to a mixed number:mixed number:

73

132

Convert the improper fraction to a Convert the improper fraction to a mixed number:mixed number:

83

232

Convert the improper fraction to a Convert the improper fraction to a mixed number:mixed number:

92

124

Convert the improper fraction to a Convert the improper fraction to a mixed number:mixed number:

115

152

Convert the improper fraction to a Convert the improper fraction to a mixed number:mixed number:

105 2

If there is no remainder then your

answer is a whole number!

Convert the improper fraction to a Convert the improper fraction to a mixed number:mixed number:

164 4

Presentation:•H

ow did we do today?Did we complete the daily warm-up with 0 noise level?Did we maintain classroom operating procedures?Did we take all the notes without being asked several

times?

Learning Together

•Our goal: I can use my knowledge of part-to-whole relationships to solve problems involving improper fractions and mixed numbers.

•Assignment: Complete the Brick and Carpenter Pizzazz Puzzle with your group.

*You have 45 minutes to work with your group.*

**If you finish early, work on your Pumpkin Pie for

All! Formative that is due on Thursday.**

Learning Together:•H

ow did we do today?Did we maintain classroom operating procedures?Did we work toward our learning goals? I can use my

knowledge of part-to-whole relationships to solve problems involving improper fractions and mixed numbers.

Did we stay on topic (no sidebar conversations) to complete the tasks?

Just For Me•F

inish completing the Pizzazz puzzle titled “Brick and Carpenter” by yourself.

•When it is complete, turn it into your class bin.

•After you are finished, continue completing your Pumpkin Pie for All! Formative that is due on Thursday.

*You have 15 minutes to work on this puzzle. If you do not finish, take it home for homework

(due on Thursday)*

Just for Me:•H

ow did we do today?Did we maintain classroom operating procedures including

0 noise level?Did we work toward our learning goals? I can use my

knowledge of part-to-whole relationships to solve problems involving improper fractions and mixed numbers.

Did we ask Mrs. Camp for help instead of our partner?

Ticket out the Door (Assessment)

(1)Convert 18/7 into a mixed number.

(2)Convert 3 4/5 into an improper fraction.

Make sure to simplify and show your thinking!

*You have 5 minutes to complete the ticket out the door. Remember to write your name and class period on the notecard*

**If you finish early, work on your Pumpkin Pie for All! Formative that is due on Thursday.**

Wrap Up•H

omework: (1) Complete the Pizzazz puzzle titled Brick and Carpenter if you did not finish and (2) Complete the Pumpkin Pie for All! Formative.

•Take your journal home to help you. If you are finished, put your journal back in the bin.

•How did we do today?Did we maintain classroom operating procedures?Did we work toward our learning goals? I can use my

knowledge of part-to-whole relationships to solve problems involving improper fractions and mixed numbers.

Did we complete the tasks?