Fractions of Shapes

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Fraction of Shapes and Objects

We can work out parts of shapes and objects as a fraction of the whole thing.

Pizza

Imagine a pizza has been cut into 10 equal slices.
- You eat 3 of those slices.
So you have eaten 3 out of the 10 slices.
That means you have eaten 3/10 (three tenths) of the pizza.

Chocolate bar

Imagine a bar of chocolate with 12 equal pieces.
- You give 6 of them to a friend.
You have given them 6 out of the 12.
So you have given them 6/12 (six twelfths) of the bar.
You may notice that 6/12 pieces is also half of all the pieces.
So you have given half of the chocolate bar to a friend.

School children

There are 8 children in a group at school.
- 5 of the children are boys and 3 are girls.
The fraction of children in the group who are boys is ⁵/₈.
The fraction of children in the group who are girls is ³/₈.

School children

Together the fraction that are boys and girls make is:
- ⁵/₈ + ³/₈ = ⁸/₈
⁸/₈ is eight out of eight, so ⁸/₈ is the fraction represents the whole group.

1Year 3 - Number

2Year 3 - Measurement

2.1Length

2.1.1Length

2.1.2Comparing Lengths

2.1.3Add & Subtract Lengths

2.1.4Perimeter

2.2Mass

2.2.1Mass

2.2.2Comparing Masses

2.2.3Add & Subtract Masses

2.3Volume & Capacity

2.3.1Volume & Capacity

2.3.2Comparing Volumes

2.3.3Add & Subtract Volumes

2.4Money

2.4.1Money

2.4.2Counting Money

2.4.3Adding & Subtracting Money

2.5Time

2.5.1Units of Time

2.5.2Clocks

2.5.3Telling the Time

2.5.4Time of the Day

2.5.512-Hour & 24-Hour Clocks

2.5.6Measuring Time

3Year 3 - Geometry

3.1Angles

3.1.1Angles in Degrees

3.1.2Types of Angle

3.2Properties of Shapes

3.2.12D Shapes

3.2.23D Shapes

3.3Straight Lines

3.3.1Straight Lines

3.3.2Parallel & Perpendicular Lines

4Year 3 - Statistics

4.1Statistics

4.1.1Statistics

4.1.2Pictograms & Bar Charts

5Year 4 - Number

6Year 4 - Measurement

6.1Units

6.1.1Metric Measurements

6.1.2Adding & Subtracting Money

6.2Time

6.2.1Converting Units of Time

6.2.2Changing the 12-Hour Clock to the 24-Hour Clock

6.2.3Changing the 24-hour Clock to the 12-Hour Clock

7Year 4 - Geometry

7.1Properties of Shapes

7.1.1Symmetry

7.1.2Types of Triangle

7.1.3Quadrilaterals

7.2Perimeter & Area

7.2.1Perimeter

7.2.2Area

7.3Position & Direction

7.3.1Coordinates

7.3.2Translation

8Year 4 - Statistics

8.1Statistics

8.1.1Types of Data

8.1.2Pictograms & Bar Charts

8.1.3Line Graphs

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