NF.2.4.a

Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication to multiply a fraction by a whole number.

a. Understand a fraction a/b as a multiple of 1/b. For example, use a visual fraction model to represent 5/4 as the product 5 × (1/4), recording the conclusion by the equation 5/4 = 5 × (1/4).

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Students use a visual fraction model to explain how many one sixths are in thirteen sixths and record their work with an equation.
Fractions and Multiples
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Students are asked to multiply an improper fraction by a whole number to solve a word problem and use a visual model or equation to represent the problem.
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Students are asked to multiply a fraction by a whole number and to represent the product with a visual fraction model.
How Many One Fourths
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Students are asked to multiply a fraction by a whole number to solve a word problem and to represent the product with a visual fraction model.
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Virtual/Hands-on Manipulatives
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CPALMS: this quiz asks you to simplify fractions, convert fractions to decimals and percentages, and answer algebra questions involving fractions.
Fraction Quiz
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CPALMS: This fun and interactive game helps practice estimation skills, using various operations of choice, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, using decimals, fractions, and percents.
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Assessment Questions
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Hook/Performance Tasks
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This task provides a familiar context allowing students to visualize multiplication of a fraction by a whole number.
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This task can be used at the beginning of a fourth grade unit on multiplication with fractions to evaluate what students know about multiplication.
IM:  Extending Multiplication from Whole Numbers to Fractions
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Graham Fletcher: Students watch a video and determine how many cups of sugar are in the case of Mountain Dew.
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Graham Fletcher: Students watch a video and determine how many blocks it takes to level out the balance scale.
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