Lesson 1 Fractions and Decimal Conversions 8­24­16.notebook
Warm­up: Please fill in your planner with the your homework.
September 01, 2016
Wednesday 8/24
Warm­up: In your spiral, or piece of paper~ show work to justify answer.
What is a warm­up? How does it work? A warm up is a series of questions about material we have covered. You will complete the warm up everyday when you walk into class. Aug 19­2:14 PM
Once upon a time, in a far off galaxy.... long, long ago...
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There was this evil monster know as 5 8. It ruled with an iron fist and would stomp anything that came in its way. All of the creatures of the land were scared of this monster and would 7
cower in its presence. One day, while 5
was out on its daily, evil conquest, it came 8
across a dark forbidden woods. All of a sudden, out of the dark and eery shadows, another monster appeared! It was huge. It was known as monster 5.775. The two monsters began an epic battle that would go down in history! There was flashes of light from their swords hitting each other. There was thunder booming every time one of the monsters hit the ground. The two were pretty evenly matched. However, the bigger monster was going to win. How do you know who the bigger monster was? Aug 19­2:18 PM
Why do you think we change fractions to decimals and decimals to fractions?
cutting a board
making a recipe­ liters, gallons
What could help you to know who was bigger?
Aug 23­7:49 AM
Aug 20­10:36 PM
Decimal to Fraction
Read it mathematically and then write what you say.
Aug 23­4:54 PM
Sep 28­4:11 PM
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Lesson 1 Fractions and Decimal Conversions 8­24­16.notebook
Fraction to Decimal
Notes ­ Typically these will be in your spiral. We will have to tape our notes sheet into your spiral when you get it.
Divide the numerator by the denominator........ denominator numerator.00000
2
1
5 = 5 1.0
­10
0
= 0.2
375
3 = 8 3.000
= 0.375
8
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60
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8 3 3 3
5
= 0.83
6 = 6 5.0000
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20
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20
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20
Sep 28­4:17 PM
Benchmark Fractions & Decimals
Write the following on the bottom of your notes sheet.
Aug 19­2:28 PM
Let's do some together......dry erase boards.
Write and equivalent fraction for each decimal.
Write an equivalent decimal for each fraction.
Sep 28­3:49 PM
Aug 19­2:42 PM
Time­out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzBCI13rJmA
Aug 19­3:26 PM
Aug 19­2:34 PM
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Lesson 1 Fractions and Decimal Conversions 8­24­16.notebook
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Skill Builder: Dry Erase Boards
1. Sep 28­3:37 PM
Aug 23­5:01 PM
Warm­up: Dry erase boards
Solo ~ Pair ~ Share
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Eduardo placed the numbers , 0.27, 0.3, and on a number 7
8
line. Which number is farthest from zero?
SHOW THE NUMBERS ON A NUMBER LINE FIRST!!
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Solo ~ Work independently on dry erase board. (4 minutes)
Pair ~ Compare and Contrast your work with shoulder partner. (4 minutes) MATHALIZING!!!!!!!
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Share ~ Share similarities and differences as a class. (3 minutes) MATHALIZING!!!!!!
Sep 28­4:53 PM
1. A group of friends are collecting aluminum for a recycling drive at SLMS. Each person that donates at least 4.25 lb of aluminum receives an AMC giftcard for $10. The weight that each person collected is shown in the table below.
Aug 19­4:01 PM
3. RJ is making pancakes. The recipe calls for 0.5 quart of milk 3
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and 2.5 cups of flour. He has quart of milk and cups of flour. RJ 8
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makes the recipe with the milk and flour that he has. Explain RJ's error? Recipe ~ .5 qt milk RJ has 0.375 qt milk
a. Who collected the least amount?
Jamie
Recipe ~ 2.5 c flour
RJ has 2.25 c flour
RJ doesn't have enough milk nor flour.
b. Who collected the greatest amount?
Kayla
c. Who earned the AMC giftcard?
All of them.
Sep 28­4:39 PM
Sep 28­5:32 PM
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4.
2
5. The heights of 4 students in Ms. Thompson's class are 5 feet, 2
5.35 feet, 5 feet, and 5.5 feet. What is the height in feet of the 5
shortest student written as a decimal? 5 3 5
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5.
Basketball
Sep 28­5:36 PM
BENCHMARK QUIZ
Number 1 through 5 on your index card.
Sep 28­5:48 PM
Skill Builder: Subtracting Mixed Numbers & Regrouping
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=Tqld5fI1v3I&index=44&list=FL6gL6DLJsqEFza9ZVZJFdOA
You will have 2 minutes to answer all 5 questions.
5
1. Write as a decimal.
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2. Write an equivalent fraction for 0.25
3. Write an equivalent fraction for 0.3
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4. Write an equivalent decimal for .
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3
5. Write and equivalent decimal for . 4
Sep 28­5:56 PM
Aug 19­4:11 PM
2. Ms. Pierce did an experiment in class. She filled different colored balloons with helium and compared the height each balloon rose off the ground. The heights are shown in the table below.
Write the balloons in order from tallest height to shortest height.
Purple, Red, Blue, White, Yellow
Aug 19­4:52 PM
Sep 28­5:20 PM
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