Materials paper and pencil
Two or more fractions that name the same amount are called equivalent fractions You can use a sheet of paper to model fractions equivalent to 1/2.
A. First fold a piece of paper into two equal parts. Open the paper and count the parts.
There are __equal parts. Each part is __of the paper.
Shade one of the halves. Write 1/2 on each of the halves.
B. Next. fold in half two times. Open the paper.
Now there are __equal parts. Each part is __ of the paper.
Write 1/4 on each of the fourths.
Look at all the shaded parts. 1/2= /
C. Last fold the paper in half three times
Now there are __equal parts ach part is __ of the paper.
Write 1/8 on each of the eighths
Find the fraction equivalent to 1/2 on your paper.
So, 1/2, __, and __ are equivalent.