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Ep 47: Fractions as Fair Sharing

From Math is Figure-Out-Able! · Hosted by Pam Harris & Kim Montague

2021-05-11·1408

Episode summary

In this episode of Math is Figure-Out-Able!: Let's keep talking fractions! In this episode Pam and Kim discuss an interesting rich task from Cathy Fosnot to help students reason about fractions within the context of sharing fairly. Listen in to learn about the outcomes teachers should look for when teaching fractional sense in a rich contextual problem.

Original publisher description

Let's keep talking fractions! In this episode Pam and Kim discuss an interesting rich task from Cathy Fosnot to help students reason about fractions within the context of sharing fairly. Listen in to learn about the outcomes teachers should look for when teaching fractional sense in a rich contextual problem. Talking Points: Splitting the wholes…