Modeling Multiplication and Division of Fractions

Materials: Fraction Strips, Fraction Circles, Pattern Blocks, and colored pencils

Activity 1: MULTIPLYING FRACTIONS WITH FRACTION STRIPS

Solve the following problems using fraction strips and make a small-scale drawing of your work.

Activity 2: DIVIDING FRACTIONS WITH FRACTION STRIPS

Solve the following problems using fraction strips and make a small-scale drawing of your work .

Activity 3: MULTIPLYING FRACTIONS WITH FRACTION CIRCLES

Model each of the following multiplication problems with Fraction Circles and make a picture of your model.

Activity 4: DIVIDING FRACTIONS WITH FRACTION CIRCLES

Model each of the following division problems with Fraction Circles and make a picture of your model.

Activity 5: MULTIPLYING FRACTIONS WITH PATTERN BLOCKS

Model each of the following multiplication problems with Pattern Blocks and make a picture of your model.

Activity 6: DIVIDING FRACTIONS WITH PATTERN BLOCKS

Model each of the following division problems with Pattern Blocks and make a picture of your model.