Problem Description Sheet:       Talking About One-Quarter          

Introduction: How much do you know about one-quarter (1/4)? If you think about it for a little while, you can probably come up with a lot of things to say about 1/4.

Problem: Write or show as many things about 1/4 as you can. Can you give different examples of 1/4? How much is 1/4? Where have you seen 1/4 used? See how many things you can write.

Materials: pencil, paper, ruler, calculator

Extra Questions: Write or show as many things about 1/5 as you can.

Write or show as many things about 2/3 as you can.

Write or show as many things about 0.75 as you can.

Topic(s):

Fractions (N-89), critical and creative thinking, communication

Activity Type:

  Group  Individual 

Assessment:

  Scale:      Levels 1-5        

  Self  Peer  Teacher 

  Include in your portfolio?
  Yes  No  Optional 

  Toward your marks?
  Yes  No  Optional 

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