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5. Use models and points of reference to compare commonly used fractions.
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Fishy Fractions - Comparing Fractions
http://www.iknowthat.com/com/App?File=FractionGame.htm&Type=S&App=FractionGame&Topic=greaterthanlessthan&SkipGuestWarning=true
In this game you help Ulani the pelican catch fish by comparing fractions in picture form and numeric form.
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Bounded Fraction Finder
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/BoundFractionFinder/
Graphically determine the value of two fractions you have chosen (which are represented as points on a number line). Graphically find a fraction whose value is between your two fractions, then determine its value. Be sure to click the "Help" tab to get instructions.
(Requires Java)
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Bounded Fraction Pointer
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/BoundFractionPointer/
Graphically determine the value of two fractions you have chosen (which are represented as points on a number line). Graphically find a fraction whose value is between your two fractions (using an arrow on the number line as a guide), then determine its value. Be sure to click the "Help" tab to get instructions.
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Comparing Fractions and Decimals Quiz from ThatQuiz
http://www.thatquiz.org/tq/practice.html?fracineq
This is a great interactive online quiz about comparing fractions and decimals. Use the buttons to choose "Fractions" or "Decimals" or both, and choose "Level" for the difficulty.
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Fraction Pointer
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/FractionPointer/
Graphically determine the value of two given fractions represented as points on a number line. Graphically find a fraction whose value is between the two given fractions (using an arrow on the number line as a guide), then determine its value. Be sure to click the "Help" tab to get instructions.
(Requires Java)
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Fraction Sorter
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/FractionSorter/
Visualize fractions by coloring in the appropriate portions of either a circle or a square, then order those fractions from least to greatest. Be sure to click the "Help" tab to get instructions.
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Sorting Fractions
http://www.quizville.com/numberLineValue(fractions).php
This interactive website gives the student three fractions between 0 and 1, and has the student order them by dragging the fractions to their correct locations on a number line.
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No matter what shape your fractions are in
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Patterns/
These activities use a variety of tangram shapes to show relationships of fractions compared to a whole.
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Comparing Like Fractions
http://www.aaamath.com/B/cmp43ax2.htm
Comparing Fractions with the Same Denominator
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Comparing Unlike Fractions
http://www.aaamath.com/B/cmp43bx2.htm
Comparing Fractions with Different Denominators
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Fractions - Comparing - National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_159_g_2_t_1.html
This virtual manipulative teaches about comparing fractions. First, you are given two randomly generated fractions which are modeled as parts of a circle or square. Then you have change the number of divisions in the models to give the fractions equal denominators. Next you locate the fractions on a number line. Finally you can identify another fraction that falls between the two.
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Fraction Finder
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/FractionFinder/
Graphically determine the value of two given fractions represented as points on a number line. Graphically find a fraction whose value is between the two given fractions, then determine its value. Be sure to click the "Help" tab to get instructions.
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By: Eric Curts - Edit - Duplicate

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