January 2February 22
Math 5 Unit 3: Whole Numbers, Decimals and Fractions
What question do we ask ourselves?
What do we need to know and be able to do?
What strategies can be used to show computation with decimals,
fractions, and percents?
When is it appropriate to use decimals, fractions and percents?
How does ordering fractions and decimals compare to ordering whole
numbers?
What words do we need to know to master the
objectives?
Decimal
ten thousandths
Fraction
compare
Percent
equivalent
Thousandths
simplest form
mixed number
 Compare and order decimals and fractions
 Express fractional sums and differences in simplest
form
 Use estimation to solve problems with fractions,
decimals and percents
 Determine equivalent decimals and fractions
 Multiply and divide multi-digit numbers
 Multiply and divide decimals by whole numbers
least common denominator
How will we master the objectives?
 Use place value concepts to order and compare decimals
 Draw pictures and make models to illustrate the meaning
of fraction operations
 Use estimation and strategies to compute problems with
fractions, decimals and percents
What resources will we use?
Graph paper
Multi-digit multiplication and long division
Fraction and decimal manipulatives
Diagrams and models
Number lines
Online resources