Grade 5 - Number
Standard 5.N.5 - Find the equivalent fraction.
Included Skills: Fractions, Number Properties
Demonstrate an understanding of fractions by using concrete and pictorial representations to: • create sets of equivalent fractions • compare fractions with like and unlike denominators. • Create concrete, pictorial, or physical models of equivalent fractions and explain why the fractions are equivalent. • Model and explain how equivalent fractions represent the same quantity. • Verify whether or not two given fractions are equivalent using concrete materials, pictorial representations, or symbolic manipulation. • Generalize and verify a symbolic strategy for developing a set of equivalent fractions. • Determine equivalent fractions for a fraction found in a situation relevant to self, family, or community. • Explain how to use equivalent fractions to compare two given fractions with unlike denominators. • Position a set of fractions, with like and unlike denominators, on a number line and explain strategies used to determine the order. • Justify the statement, "If two fractions have a numerator of 1, the larger of the two fractions is the one with the smaller denominator".