Fraction Comparing - Intro

This math unit starts with students learning basic fraction comparison skills, initially focusing on fractions with the same denominators and progressing to include mixed numbers. These initial topics introduce the concepts of inequality and help students visualize and understand the relative sizes of fractions without altering the denominators. As the unit progresses, students delve into finding and creating equivalent fractions, learning to calculate missing numerators or denominators to formulate equivalent relationships. Subsequent topics challenge students to compare fractions by simplifying problems where denominators are modified, facilitating the understanding of equivalence and comparison across different fractions. The unit ends with students handling more complex comparisons involving mixed numbers and different denominators, where they apply earlier learned skills to simplify and compare fractions effectively, cementing their understanding of fraction equivalence, manipulation, and comparison.