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Fraction Tracks

This 17:29 minute video from the classic Annenberg Learner series illustrates the practice standard of communication about mathematics among a teacher and her students as they learn and play the "fraction tracks" game. The video also shows how activities like this allow students to use communication as a tool to deepen their understanding of mathematics. Three analysis questions are given at the end of the video to promote dialogue among...

Keywords:: Social Sciences, Addition, Problem Solving, Analyze and Persevere, NSDL, Representation, Fractions, Make Use of Structure, Process Skills, Attend to Precision, Critical Thinking, Number and Operations, Strategies, Reasoning, Visual Representation, Arithmetic, Practice Standards, Construct Arguments, Mental Calculation, Mathematics, Critique Reasoning, Engineering, Mathematical Language, Writing in Mathematics, Equivalent Fractions, Education, Communication, Reason Quantitatively, Concept Formation