🌸 Fractions in Disguise

Focus: Fractions ↔ decimals ↔ ratios ↔ percents.

Theme: Connections, multiple representations

Materials:

  • Paper

  • Pencil

  • Optional: Calculator

Instructions:

  1. 🔟 Fold the paper to create ten equal parts.

  2. 🔢 Write the fraction and decimal representation on each part.

  3. 📊 Shade part of the paper. Express shaded parts as ratios and percents.

  4. 🔗 Discuss how all forms describe the same amount.

Discussion Questions

  • Why are tenths easy to turn into decimals?

  • Where do we see ratios or percents in real life?

Optional Extensions

  1. 💯 Percent Power: Convert folds directly into percents.

  2. 🍽️ Real-World Ratios: Apply ideas to recipes or scale drawings.

  3. 📈 Decimal Lines :Turn folds into a decimal number line.