Fraction Addition: True or False!: What You Need

Center Activity 5.
55 ★★
Check
Understanding
Fraction Addition: True or False! Is the following equation true
or false? Tell how you know.
What You Need 3 5 8
    1     5      
··7 ·· 8 ·· 15
• Equation Cards
What You Do
Example
1. Shuffle and place the Equation Cards
facedown in one pile.
2. Take turns. Pick a card and tell if the equation is 5 1  6  5  11   
   
true or false. Your partner checks your answer. 6 ··
·· 7 ··· 13
3. If you are correct, keep the card. If you are not
correct, put the card facedown at the bottom False!
of the pile.
To add two fractions, write the
4. Play until there are no cards left in the pile. The fractions with a common
winner is the partner who has the most cards denominator.
at the end of the game. 5 6 35 36
    1     5      1     
··6 ·· 7 ·· 42 ·· 42
5. Shuffle the cards. Play again.
5  71 ,   or 1 29  
42
·· 42
··
Go Further!
Play the game as described in What You Do. In step 3, if the equation is false, explain how you know.
Then find the correct sum and write a true equation to keep the card.
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Number and Operations – Fractions | Level 5 1 Copying permitted for classroom use.
Center Activity 5.55 ★★ Equation Cards
Fraction Addition: True or False!
  1  1  3  5  13     4  1   3    5   7     3  1  2  5  5 

··
3 ··
4 ···
12 ··
5 ···
10 ···
15 ··
4 ··
3 ··
7
  1  1  3  5  16     2  1  2  5  2    5  1  1  5   6   

··
3 ··
7 ···
21 ··
3 ··
5 ··
8 ··
8 ··
4 ···
12
 4  1  1  5  13      1  1  1  5   9       5    1  1  5   8   

··
9 ··
6 ···
9 ··
5 ··
4 ···
20 ···
12 ··
6 ···
12
  1  1  5  5  7    3  1  3  5   3     3  1  1  5  11   

··
4 ··
8 ··
8 ··
4 ··
8 ···
12 ··
4 ··
6 ···
12

Center Activity 5.55 ★★ Equation Cards (continued)
Fraction Addition: True or False!
  4  1  2  5  38     1  1  1  5   1     1  1  6  5  43  

··
5 ··
7 ···
35 ··
8 ··
6 ···
14 ··
6 ··
7 ···
42
  1  1  6  5  37    1  1  1  5   1      2  1  1  5   3   

··
5 ··
7 ···
35 ··
7 ··
5 ···
12 ··
5 ··
6 ···
11
  5  1  3  5  53    4  1  1  5   5     2  1   3    5   5   

··
6 ··
7 ···
42 ··
5 ··
6 ···
11 ··
7 ···
14 ···
21

Center Activity 5.56 ★★
Check
Understanding
Fraction Subtraction: True or False! Is the following equation true
or false? Tell how you know.
What You Need  2  2  1  5  1 
7
·· 5
·· 2
··
• Equation Cards
What You Do
Example
1. Shuffle and place the Equation Cards facedown
in one pile.
2. Take turns. Pick a card and tell if the equation is  5 2  1 5  4 
true or false. Your partner checks your answer. 8
·· 3
·· 5
··
3. If you are correct, keep the card. If you are not
correct, put the card facedown at the bottom False!
of the pile.
To subtract two fractions, write the
4. Play until there are no cards left in the pile. The fractions with a common
winner is the partner who has the most cards at denominator.
the end of the game.
  5  2  1  5  15   2   8   
8
·· 3
·· 24
·· 24
··
5. Shuffle the cards. Play again.
5   7   
24
··
Go Further!
Play the game as described in What You Do. In step 3, if the equation is false, explain how you know.
Then find the correct difference and write a true equation to keep the card.

Center Activity 5.56 ★★ Equation Cards
Fraction Subtraction: True or False!
  1  2  1  5  1    3  2  1  5   5      3  2  1  5  2 

··
3 ··
5 ··
2 ··
4 ··
3 ···
12 ··
7 ··
3 ··
4
  5    2  1  5  4    3  2  1  5  2   2  2  4  5   2   

···
12 ··
4 ··
8 ··
4 ··
8 ··
8 ··
3 ··
7 ···
21
  5  2  2  5  3    7    2  1  5  6   10    2  1  5  7 

··
9 ··
3 ··
6 ···
10 ··
5 ··
5 ···
9 ··
3 ··
9
  5    2  1  5  4   3  2  1  5   7      3  2  5  5  1 

···
12 ··
6 ··
8 ··
4 ··
6 ···
12 ··
4 ··
8 ··
4

Center Activity 5.56 ★★ Equation Cards (continued)
Fraction Subtraction: True or False!
  1  2  1  5  1    1  2  1  5   1       7  2  3  5  1 

··
7 ··
4 ··
3 ··
7 ··
8 ···
56 ··
8 ··
4 ··
8
  4    2  1  5   3     6  2  1  5  5    3  2  1  5  2 

···
15 ··
5 ···
10 ··
7 ··
5 ··
2 ··
5 ··
2 ··
3
 3  2  1  5   5      3  2  2  5   1       7    2   3    5  1 

··
8 ··
6 ···
24 ··
7 ··
5 ···
35 ···
10 ···
15 ··
2

Check
Understanding
Estimate Fraction Sums and Differences Estimate. Is the sum
or difference greater
What You Need than or less than 1?
• number cube  5  1  1  1 2  2   9   

6
·· 5
·· 3
·· 10
··
• 12 game markers in one color for Partner A Explain your
reasoning.
• 12 game markers in a different color for Partner B
• Game Board
What You Do Toss Estimate

1. Take turns. Roll the number cube. Read the
estimate next to that toss in the table. 1 Less than 1 1 
2
··
2. Use estimation to find an expression on the

Game Board that has a sum or difference that 2 Between 1  1 and 2
2
··
matches that estimate. If there are none, your
turn ends.
3 Greater than 2
3. Point to the sum or difference and explain
your reasoning to your partner.
4 Less than 1 1 
2
··
4. Your partner checks your answer by
calculating the sum or difference. If you are
correct, place your game marker on the 5 Between 1  1 and 2
2
··
expression.
5. Continue until all the squares are covered. 6 Greater than 2
6. The player with the most game markers on the

Game Board wins.
Go Further!
Write an addition or subtraction expression that matches each estimate in the table. Ask your partner
to use estimation to classify each expression.

Number and Operations—Fractions | Level 5 1 Copying permitted for classroom use.
Center Activity 5.23 ★★ Game Board Partner A
Partner B
Estimate Fraction Sums and Differences
1 1  1  1  3 1  2 2 1  1 1  1  1  2  7  2  2 

··
9 ··
6 ··
2 ··
8 ··
6 ··
2 ··
8 ··
3
5 3  2 3 4  1 3  1  5  8 4  2 7 1  1  7    1  4 

··
4 ··
9 ··
4 ··
8 ··
5 ··
8 ···
15 ··
5
2  1  2  5  1  1  1   5     4  1   3    1  3  2   3   
··
2 ··
6 ··
4 ···
12 ··
5 ···
10 ··
5 ···
10
I can use benchmark fractions and number sense to estimate

sums and differences.
 ·53 is less than  ·43 . ··
 81  is less than  ·41 .
 ·53  1 ··
 81  
The sum is less than 1.
3 3
  3   is less than  ··
10
·· 8
3
 . 
1 ··
8
   2      
10
··
The sum is greater than 1.

Check
Understanding
Use Fraction Vocabulary Thomas says that
6  7    2 4  9   is about 2.
15
·· 10
··
What You Need Is he correct? Use
• Recording Sheet fraction vocabulary
to support your
answer.
What You Do
1. Read the problem on the Recording Sheet.
Think about how to solve it.
2. Read the paragraphs that tell how to solve the

problem. You might change your
mind after you fill in
3. Use words and numbers from the word bank some blanks. It’s okay to
and number bank to fill in the blanks. Some
words and numbers may be used more erase!
than once.
4. Take turns. After you fill in a blank, your

partner fills in the next one.
5. When all the blanks are filled in, read the

paragraphs aloud. Do they make sense?
6. Fix any mistakes if you need to.
Go Further!
Read the situations below.
Sean says  4  2  1 is less than 1 because  4 is less than 1.
5
·· 2
·· 5
··
Gina modeled both fractions and saw that  4  2  1 is less than 1.
5
·· 2
··
Write two sentences using at least three words from the Recording Sheet to tell how each student
most likely made his or her estimate. Exchange papers with your partner to check.

Center Activity 5.24 ★★ Recording Sheet Partner A
Partner B
Use Fraction Vocabulary
Janine has containers of baking chocolate. One container

weighs  7 pound. The other container weighs  15   pound. Word Bank
8
·· 16
···
How many pounds of baking chocolate does she have? benchmark fraction
common
To add fractions, they must have . The denominator
denominator
fractions in the problem have . The equivalent fraction
fraction strip
of 8 and 16 is , so I can use least common
multiple
that number as the . like denominators
unlike denominators
First, I write  7 as an with a Number Bank

8
··
7
of 16.  7  5      8
8
·· 16
····
14
15
Then, I add the numerators of both fractions in the problem.
16
29
The answer is     , which is a fraction greater than 1.
16
····


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