Material AICLE 3ºESO Fractional and decimal numbers

MATERIALES PARA MI UNIDAD AICLE

Asignatura: MATEMÁTICAS Profesor: CRISTINA Mª MARTIN MARTIN

Título de la unidad FRACCIONES Y DECIMALES Curso / Nivel 3º E.S.O.

Varias de las actividades propuestas en mi UD que aparecen en la plantilla eran de cosecha propia
basándome en REAs que había encontrado por la web (imágenes, vídeos, ejercicios..) así que
incluiré aquí dichas actividades.

1. FRACTIONS: RATIONAL NUMBERS

ACTIVITY. REFERENCE FRAME

 1.1.- BRAINSTORMING: Where are the rational numbers in real world? Do you find
any relation with these pictures? Do they represent fraction numbers o decimal numbers?
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 1.2.- FRACTIONS IN ENGLISH. Watch a short video that explains that

fractions are basically pieces or parts of the whole and then fill de gaps y complete the
sentences:

 URL of the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA9XLJpQp3c&feature=youtu.be

a) We call each of those parts a _______ of the original ________ circle.

b) To write a ________ you need _______ numbers; one number on _____, one number on
______ and a ___________ between then.

c) The number of the _______ tells us how many

____________________________________________________________________

d) The number of the _______tells us how many

_____________________________________________________________________

e) I have 3 ____ 4 or ___________________________ of the circle.

f) The fraction I’m giving you is 3 ____ 8 or ____________________of the rectangule.

g) I’m gonna divide it in two ______. So this is your _____, and here’s my _________.

 1.3.- GLOSSARY: Collect the specific vocabulary from the previous activity
and compare it with your partner.

1.4.- Now practice:

Complete the table with the following fractions in words and as fractions
Number Words

Seven-sixths
Three-eights

A half
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2. GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF FRACTIONAL NUMBERS. SIMPLIFICATION

AND COMPARISON
1. LANGUAGE SCAFFOLDING

 2.1.- COMPLETE THE TABLE: Represent the mathematical expression

associated with a fraction:
For example:
REMEMBER….
Numerator indicates the number of part we take.
Denominator indicates the number of parts in wich
we divide the whole

Representation Words

 2.2.- COMPLETE THE TABLE: Look at the drawings and write its fraction with
numbers and words:

Representation Number Words

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2.4.- Simplify each fractions to its lowest terms:

a) b)

c) = d)

2.3.- WHICH FRACTION IS BIGGER? Read the text and answer the questions:
“You've got two fractions and you need to know which one is
bigger.

If the denominator are both the same,

remember that the denominators tell us how
many pieces something is cut into. So, you should compare
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the numerators and the bigger of both, it’s the bigger fraction. Well, sometimes
it's easy.

And if the denominators aren´t the same? How do you do it? Just get a common
denominator! Let's make the changes and now.. can you see which is bigger?”

a) Which math symbols are used to compare fractions? Which is the meaning of each
them?

b) How do you say with words this expressions?

__________________ is _____________than _____________________

__________________ is _____________to _____________________

__________________ is _____________than _____________________

 2.4.- DISCUSS WITH YOUR PARTNER:

Compare each pair of fractions using the symbol >,< or = and
decide which fractions represent the same pieces of pizza:

 URL of the web: URL Fracciones pizza

8. REVIEW
2. CONSOLIDATION ACTIVITIES
  8.1. MAKE A CAKE
Search recipes on the web and choose one of them.
a) Make the same recipe with the appropriate measures (in
fractions) for only 2 people.

b) What will be the best container to make the cake in

order to distributing it to the greatest number of
classmates whithout breaking?

c) Compare your conclusions with the rest of the groups.

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  8.2. MAKE A TEST. Check your knowledge about fractions and discuss de
correct answer with your partner.

 URL of the web: URL TEST

Actividad Recurso usado

1.1. Buscador de imágenes creative commons:
https://search.creativecommons.org/
1.2. Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA9XLJpQp3c&feature=youtu.be
2 Ficha de trabajo: https://www.math-drills.com/fractions.php

URL Fracciones pizza

8.2 https://www.gnowledge.com