Tenth Planet Number Investigations Series: Equivalent Fractions.(Evaluation)

From: Teaching Children Mathematics | Date: April 1, 1999| Author: Burns, Barbara A. | Copyright information

The educational computer software package 'Tenth Planet Number Investigations Series: Equivalent Fractions' presents mathematics teachers with a collection of multimedia and experiential activities. The introductory part relates a story on equivalent fractions that would help students to visualize the concept. Its intermediate portion offers students with activities on creating fractions by dividing a circle or a square into equal parts. The advanced phase presents problem-solving activities....

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