Making S'Mores

The purpose of this instructional task is to motivate a discussion about adding fractions and the meaning of the common denominator. The different parts of the task have students moving back and forth between the abstract representation of the fractions and the meaning of the fractions in the context.
Resource ID#: 43110 Type: Problem-Solving Task
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General Information

Subject(s): Mathematics
Grade Level(s): 5
Intended Audience: Educators educators, Students , Parents
Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes
Keywords: Making S'Mores, fraction, cpalms, icpalms, illustrativemathematics.org, illustrative mathematics, tasks, mathematics, math, resource, free, freely available, problems-based learning, student activities, Florida Standards
Instructional Component Type(s): Problem-Solving Task
Instructional Design Framework(s): Structured Inquiry (Level 2)
Resource Collection: Illustrative Mathematics

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