Fractions as division video
The video uses the scenario of friends sharing food where the number of pieces does not share equally without remainders for the number of people or each person not receiving a whole portion. We show how to develop the idea of sharing as a strategy for division.
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| Year level(s) | Year 5, Year 6 |
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| Audience | Student |
| Purpose | Student task |
| Format | Video |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Worked examples, Concrete Representational Abstract model |
| Keywords | Real world maths |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Strand and focus | Number |
| Topics | Fractions, Multiplication and division |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M5N07
Solve problems involving division, choosing efficient strategies and using digital tools where appropriate; interpret any remainder according to the context and express results as a whole number, decimal or fraction
AC9M6N07
Solve problems that require finding a familiar fraction, decimal or percentage of a quantity, including percentage discounts, choosing efficient calculation strategies and using digital tools where appropriate |
| Numeracy progression |
Multiplicative strategies (P7, P9)
Interpreting fractions (P7, P8) |
Copyright details |
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| Organisation | Education Services Australia |
| Copyright | © 2023 Commonwealth of Australia, unless otherwise indicated. Creative Commons BY 4.0, unless otherwise indicated. |
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