Comparing and ordering fractions and decimals (positive and negative)
Why this, why now
This unit develops understanding and manipulation of fractions, including conversion between fractions to terminating and recurring decimals. Pupils then learn strategies to order fractions of increasing complexity.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Ardaydu waa inay yaqaanaan aasaaska maadada.
- Ardaydu waa inay awoodaan inay raacaan tilmaamo fudud.
Unit 7 / 10
Comparing and ordering fractions and decimals (positive and negative)
This unit develops understanding and manipulation of fractions, including conversion between fractions to terminating and recurring decimals. Pupils then learn strategies to order fractions of increasing complexity.
18 lessons- Ordering fractions in different ways
- Ordering fractions by way of a common denominator
- Converting terminating decimals to fractions
- Ordering positive and negative fractions and decimals
- Ordering negative integers
- Converting fractions with technology
- Simplifying fractions
- Checking and securing converting mixed numbers to improper fractions
- Checking and securing understanding of fractions
- Limitations of technology in calculations
- Checking and securing converting improper fractions to mixed numbers
- Ordering fractions by converting
- Problem solving with fractions and decimals
- Ordering decimals
- Converting fractions to terminating decimals
- Between numbers
- The identity property of multiplication and division
- Converting fractions to recurring decimals