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This educational resource focuses on dividing fractions in accordance with Georgia Performance Standard M5N4 for fifth grade. It poses essential questions about working with numbers that are part of a whole and provides a comprehensive lesson on how to determine how many groups of the divisor can be obtained from the dividend. Key vocabulary includes dividend, divisor, quotient, compute, and whole. Through engaging examples, students will learn the fundamental processes for dividing fractions effectively, enhancing their understanding of this crucial mathematical concept.
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How to Model Fraction Division Georgia Performance Standard: M5N4 Fifth Grade Bob Gregg, Hollydale Elementary School, Cobb County September, 2009
Essential Questions • Unit: How do I work with numbers that are part of a whole? How do I compute with fractions? • Lesson: How many groups of the divisor can I get from the dividend?” • Enduring Understanding: To divide fractions we ask how many groups of one fraction are found in the other fraction.
Vocabulary • Dividend: (the amount you begin with) • Divisor: (the size of each group you will make) • Quotient: (the number of groups of the divisor that are in the dividend) • Compute: (a math process like +, -. x, ÷ • Whole: (one complete thing)
Vocabulary 25 ÷ 5 = 5 Dividend Divisor Quotient 3/4 ÷ 1/4 = N
3 2 3 8 3 2 16 9 Dividing Fractions ÷ X = Multiplying Fractions