Google Drawing and Fractions Woo Hoo!

Fractions are sometimes difficult for students to grasp unless you provide some real-life application. Today, after the lesson on equivalent fractions, I want you to copy and paste the following task into a Google Drawing Form. Then use the tools to complete the assessment.  

Assessment Task:


There were two pans of lasagna at the school picnic. Parents were careful to cut each pan of lasagna into equal portions. Tanya had 2 portions from one pan, while Daniel took 4 portions from the other pan. They both took the same amount of lasagna. How is this possible?


1. Show how the lasagna was divided into portions so Tanya’s 2 portions are equal to Daniel’s 4 portions. Shade in the portion of lasagna eaten by each child.


What fraction of the lasagna did Tanya eat?


What fraction of the lasagna did Daniel eat?

       

AFTER YOU FINISH, come back to the this blog and respond to the following scenario:

Normally, when Kevin's mom is cooking a big meal for the family, she measures out the ingredients using measuring cups. Unfortunately, Kevin's little sister used most of the meausuring cups while making mud pies in the back yard. In order for Kevin's mom to put in the right amount of ingredients, she has to come up with equivalent fractions for the available measuring cups in order to add the appropriate amount. For example, she had to add 1/2 cup of milk for the pie. She only had a 1/4 cup available. Therefore, she had to add 1/4 + 1/4 to equate to 1/2 because 2/4 (1/4 + 1/4 = 2/4) is equivalent to 1/2.

Have you ever had to do something in your home that required equivalent fractions? Come up with a real-life example of how equivalent fractions are used in your home and post it as a comment below.