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reSolve: Lamingtons
This sequence of three lessons explores the mathematical idea that fractions represent division. In the first lesson, students are invited to solve a problem involving fair sharing of different plates of lamingtons. Students explore how the denominator represents how many shares and the numerator represents the number being shared. In subsequent lessons, students use unit fractions to compare quantities and further extend the sharing of different numbers of lamingtons across different-sized groups. Each lesson is outlined in detail including curriculum links, vocabulary, materials needed, sample answers, discussion points and student resources. This sequence is part of the reSolve: Mathematics by Inquiry program.
- Resource details
- Year level
- Year 5
- Purpose
- Teaching resource
- Strand
- Number
- Topic
- Fractions
- Audience
- Teachers
- Format
- Downloadable resource
- Numeracy progression
- Additive strategies (P9) Interpreting fractions (P6, P8)
- Publisher
- reSolve Maths by Inquiry
- Copyright
- © Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment 2021. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0.
- Keywords
- unit fraction denominator
- Other terms
- proportional reasoning
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