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Dividing Fractions

Grade: 6thTopic: Fractions

Learning Objectives

  • Divide fractions by fractions(6.NS.A.1)
  • Interpret and compute quotients of fractions

Materials Needed

  • Fraction strips (1 set per student)
  • Number line models

Warm-Up Activity

5-10 min

Connect to whole numbers

  • 12 ÷ 3 means how many 3s in 12?
  • 1 ÷ 1/2 means how many halves in 1?

Main Lesson / Direct Instruction

15-20 min

Direct instruction

  • To divide fractions: keep first, change to multiply, flip second
  • 3/4 ÷ 1/2 = 3/4 × 2/1 = 6/4 = 3/2

Guided Practice

10-15 min

Guided work

  • Solve 5/6 ÷ 2/3, 3/8 ÷ 1/4

Independent Practice

10-15 min

Individual practice

  • Solve 10 division problems
  • Word problems with fraction division

Assessment

Formative:
  • Check process
Summative: Solve 7/8 ÷ 3/4 and explain

Closure

5 min
  • Why does keep-change-flip work?
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