Topicmbf95f0c10cd0fe21_1528449000663_0Topic

Reducing and expanding fractions

Levelmbf95f0c10cd0fe21_1528449084556_0Level

Second

Core curriculummbf95f0c10cd0fe21_1528449076687_0Core curriculum

IV. Common and decimal fractions. The student:

3) reduces and expands common fractions.

Timingmbf95f0c10cd0fe21_1528449068082_0Timing

45 minutes

General objectivembf95f0c10cd0fe21_1528449523725_0General objective

Simple reasoning, presenting arguments justifying the reasoning, distinguishing between the proof of the example.

Specific objectivesmbf95f0c10cd0fe21_1528449552113_0Specific objectives

1. Reducing and expanding the common fractions.

2. Making fractions irreducible.

3. Communicating in English; developing mathematical and basic scientific, technical and digital competences; developing learning skills.

Learning outcomesmbf95f0c10cd0fe21_1528450430307_0Learning outcomes

The student:

- reduces and expands common fractions,

- makes the simplest form of common fractions.

Methodsmbf95f0c10cd0fe21_1528449534267_0Methods

1. Brainstorming.

2. Class work.

Forms of workmbf95f0c10cd0fe21_1528449514617_0Forms of work

1. Individual work.

2. Class work.

Lesson stages

Introductionmbf95f0c10cd0fe21_1528450127855_0Introduction

The students bring to the class a bar of chocolate consisting of 24 pieces.

The students sitting on the right side divide the chocolate into four parts and take three parts.

The students sitting on the left side divide the chocolate into 8 equal parts and take six parts.

The teacher asks the question: Which group of students sitting at the different desks took a larger part of his chocolate?

Procedurembf95f0c10cd0fe21_1528446435040_0Procedure

The teacher informs the students they are going to reduce and expand fractions today.

Task 1

The students work in groups using their computers. They discuss how they can describe the same part of the whole.

They come up with the following conclusion:

34,68,1216, are the same numbers.

The same part can be described in different ways.

Task 2

The students multiply the numerators and the denominators of the following fractions 47,23,15:

a) by 4,

b) by 10.

The students recall that multiplication of numerators and denominators by the same (non‑zero) number is called expansion of the fraction. The fractions before and after the expansion are equal.mbf95f0c10cd0fe21_1527752263647_0recall that multiplication of numerators and denominators by the same (non‑zero) number is called expansion of the fraction. The fractions before and after the expansion are equal.

Task 3

The students fill the gaps to get the equal fractions:

a) 15=3,

b) 37=35,

c) 29=8,

d) 13=7.

Then the students revise that the numerator and the denominator can be divided by the same number which is not 0 and 1. Such operation is called reduction of the fraction. The fractions before and after the reduction are equal.

The students consider how to reduce the following fractions: 510,27,420,13.

They notice that some of the fractions e.g. 27,13 cannot be reduced. Such fractions are called irreducible fractions.

Task 4

The students give two examples of:

a) reducible fractions,

b) irreducible fractions.

Task 5

The students reduce the following fractions:

a) by 3

927,621,1236,

b) by 5

520,2540,1055.

The teacher informs the students that in order to get an irreducible fraction the numerator and the denominator should be divided by the greatest common divisor. An extra task

The students write what part of a day six school hours are. They write the irreducible form of the fraction.

Lesson summarymbf95f0c10cd0fe21_1528450119332_0Lesson summary

The students do the summarising tasks.

Then they sum up the class by drawing conclusions to memorise:

- To expand a fraction we multiply the numerator and the denominator by the same (non‑zero) number.

- To reduce a fraction we divide numerator and the denominator by the same number which is not 0 or 1.

- The fraction which cannot be reduced is called an irreducible fraction.

Selected words and expressions used in the lesson plan

reducing fractionreducing fractionreducing fraction

expanding fractionexpanding fractionexpanding fraction

irreducible fractionirreducible fractionirreducible fraction

equal fractionsequal fractionsequal fractions

proper fractionproper fractionproper fraction

divisordivisordivisor

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ułamek właściwy

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