4.MATH.3.A
Represent a fraction a/b as a sum of fractions 1/b, where a and b are whole numbers and b > 0, including when a > b.
Grade 4 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2012
Standard Unwrapping
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Skills
- represent (a fraction a/b as a sum of fractions 1/b) #dok2
- decompose (fractions into a sum of unit fractions with same denominator) #dok2
- apply (method to cases where a > b) #dok2
Learning Targets
- I can represent a fraction a/b as a sum of fractions 1/b. #dok2
- I can decompose a fraction into unit fractions with the same denominator. #dok2
- I can use this method even when the numerator is greater than the denominator. #dok2
Big Ideas
- Fractions can be broken into sums of unit fractions (fractions with numerator 1).
- Understanding how to decompose fractions helps make sense of how fractions work in different forms.
Essential Questions
- How can a fraction be represented as the sum of other fractions?
- Why is it helpful to break a fraction into unit fractions?
- Can improper fractions also be represented as sums of unit fractions? How?
- What happens if the numerator in a fraction is greater than one?