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Sum and product of fractions inquiry
This prompt sets up a problem and the students have to find two fractions that will fit the requirements. Students need to understand the vocabulary in the question. The resource includes the prompt, teacher notes, guided questions and extension prompts.
- Resource details
- Year level
- Year 7
- Purpose
- Assessment tasks Student activities Teaching resource
- Strand
- Number
- Topic
- Multiplication and division Fractions
- Audience
- Teachers
- Format
- Downloadable resource
- Australian Curriculum code
- AC9M7N06
- Numeracy progression
- Additive strategies (P10) Interpreting fractions (P8) Multiplicative strategies (P10) Number and place value (P10) Proportional thinking (P2)
- Publisher
- Inquiry Maths
- Copyright
- © Andrew Blair 2012-21. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0.
- Keywords
- product
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