Equivalent Fractions Mystery (1 Teacher License)

1 Teacher License: This allows 1 teacher the right to use the purchased Mystery as often as they would like.

Target: UE

Focus:

• Students can calculate equivalent fractions and determine if fractions are equivalent.
• Compare two fractions with the same numerator or the same denominator by reasoning about their size. Recognize that comparisons are valid only when the two fractions refer to the same whole. Record the results of comparisons with the symbols >, =, or <, and justify the conclusions, e.g., by using a visual fraction model.
• Explain why a fraction a/b is equivalent to a fraction (n × a)/(n × b) by using visual fraction models, with attention to how the number and size of the parts differ even though the two fractions themselves are the same size. Use this principle to recognize and generate equivalent fractions.