Investigations 3 in Number, Data, and Space, Student Activity Book [Grade 5]

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Related Activities to Try at Home

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The activities below are related to the mathematics in the fractions unit Rectangles, Clocks, and Tracks. You can use the activities to enrich your child's mathematical learning experience.

Fractions on a Number Line You and your child can look for examples of number lines (with fractions, whole numbers, or unnumbered marks) such as those on measuring cups, speedometers, gasoline gauges, rulers, and thermometers. Talk together about what the fractions mean or what numbers the marks represent when you use these measuring tools.

An empty measuring cup is next to a ruler. The measuring cup shows measurements from one-quarter cup to 2 cups in intervals of both quarters and thirds. The ruler shows 0 inches to 1 inch in intervals of sixteenths.

How far? While traveling, ask your child questions about how far you've gone or how far you need to go. For example, if you are going to a park that is 4 blocks away, point out when you have gone 2 , and 1 half blocks and ask how many more blocks must you go to reach the park.


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Table of Contents

Investigations 3 in Number, Data, and Space®, Student Activity Book Unit 1 Puzzles, Clusters, and Towers Unit 2 Prisms and Solids Unit 3 Rectangles, Clocks, and Tracks Unit 4 How Many People and Teams? Unit 5 Temperature, Height, and Growth Unit 6 Between 0 and 1 Unit 7 Races, Arrays, and Grids Unit 8 Properties of Polygons