Today you will be working with algebraic equivalent fractions

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Today you will be working with algebraic
equivalent fractions
Next lesson you will be combining algebraic
fractions using all four basic operations
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Write down any fraction which is equivalent to
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Write down any fraction which is equivalent to
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Write down any fraction which is equivalent to
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Can
be simplified to
?
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Can
be simplified to
?
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Can
be simplified to
?
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• Rummy to create the game
• Using the letters a, b, c and any numbers create
  4 equivalent fractions.
• Try to include
• fractions in the numerator or denominator.
• or
• simplification that involves factorising the
  numerator or denominator.
• Join up with three friends. Check each others
  work.
• Between you create 4 clever red herrings.
• Make up a set of cards with your fractions on
  them - make sure you mix up your handwriting.

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Rummy to play the game Deal 4 cards to each
player. Place the other cards face down, in a
pile, in the middle of the table. Turn over the
top card, so it is face up, and place it by the
side of the pile. Player 1 either picks up the
card they can see or picks up the card on top of
the pile. Player 1 must then throw one card away
by placing it on the face up pile. It is then
Player 2s turn. Each player takes their turn
until someone has all the cards in their
equivalent fractions family.
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Is
?
equivalent to
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Lesson Plan Starter Objective To revise
equivalent fractions Resources White boards,
pens, cloths Show slide 1. Show slides 2 to 4 to
students, gather responses on white boards, and
discuss any interesting answers. Show slides 5 to
7 to students and ask them to make a decision
about each one. Challenge them to prove those
that are true and find a counter example for
those that are false (slides 5 and 6 are true, 7
is false). Main Activity Objective To revise
equivalent fractions Resources Card, Scissors,
Pens, Elastic Bands Show slide 8. Students are to
follow the instructions to make their own set of
Rummy cards ready for next lesson. Plenary Objecti
ve To encourage the use of substitution to form
an opinion quickly Show slide 10. Ask for any
strategies to decide whether the statement is
true or false. Encourage students to choose
values for x and y and test the statement using
them. This is a quick way to decide whether to
bother trying to prove something
algebraically. Homework To prove the statement on
slide 10