Today we are creating art pieces using squares of colored paper. Essentially, they are creating visual models of rational numbers. Once the art work is completed, we will reinforce the concept that a fraction is a decimal and a decimal is a fraction, by finding the fraction, decimal, AND percent of each color used.
I changed things up a bit today. Instead of giving them a 10x10 grid, they were working with an 8x8 grid. When the art was completed, we used calculators to find the decimal equivalents for the fractions created. I wanted to show how finding the decimal (rounded to the 100ths) gives them the information they need for the percent and amount of money.
Classes were shorter today as we had the Science STAAR this morning.
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