4th Grade: Fraction & Decimal Concepts!

Task A!
Manipulatives/Tools:!
Calculators, Fraction blocks or strips!

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BAKE SALE!!

Your class is having a big bake sale. In order to help, you are making 36 cupcakes. The Basic
Cupcake recipe, below, makes 12 cupcakes. Record your answers in mixed numbers.!

Basic Cupcake Recipe

Recipe for 36 cupcakes

2 1/4 cups all purpose flour

1 1/3 cups sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup milk
2 large eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon salt

Task B!
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Pattern blocks, !

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represents 1whole!
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What does this represent?!

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for the following figures:!

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Task C!
Manipulatives/Tools:!
Counters, number lines, calculators, fraction models!

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Dog Show Confusion:!

There are 24 dogs in the Dog Show !

There are the following breeds are: German Shepherds, Terriers, Poodles. Chihuahuas and
Labrador Retrievers. Use the following clues to find the fraction of each breed at the dog show.!

12 Chihuahuas!
2 German Shepherds!
Half as many Terriers as Chihuahuas.!
There are the same number of Poodles and Labrador Retreivers!

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a_______ fraction are Chihuahuas!
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b_______ fraction are GermanShepherds!
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c_______ fraction are Poodles!
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d_______ fraction are Labrador Retrievers !
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e_______ fraction are Terriers!
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Task D!
Manipulatives/Tools:!
Pencil, crayons, markers or colored pencils, calculator!

A. Create a flag for your math team: Use at least 3 different colors for your teams design.
Record the decimal fraction for each color in the key below. Each color must be at least onetenth of the grid area.!

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Key !
Color 1 : ____________!

Color 2 : ____________!

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Color 3 : ____________!
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Color 4 : ____________!

B. Explain how you know you colored the minimum area of the grid in order to make your
design.!

4th Grade: Fraction & Decimal Concepts!

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Task A:!

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Basic Cupcake Recipe

Recipe for 36 cupcakes

2 1/4 cups all purpose flour

6 3/4 cups flour

1 1/3 cups sugar

4 cups sugar

3 teaspoons baking powder

9 teaspoons baking powder

1 cup milk

3 cups milk

2 large eggs

6 large eggs

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1 1/2 cups vegetable oil

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 teaspoons salt

Task B:!
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a: 6/7! !

b: 6 and 3/7 ! !

c: 4 and 5/7!

Task C: !
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a: 12/24 or 1/2 Chihuahuas! b: 2/24 or 1/12 German Shepherds! !
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c: 2/24 or 1/12 Poodles!
d: 2/24 or 1/12 Labrador Retrievers!
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e: 6/24 or 1/4 Terriers!

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a & b: Varies: Denominators for decimal fractions must be 10, 100 or benchmark. Values
must be greater than 1/10. Explanation might include references to 10ths or benchmark
fractions.!

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