Fraction Towers Building

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🧱 Part 1: Building Your Fraction Tower

1. Your tower has 12 cubes total. 3 cubes are red, 4 cubes are blue, and 5 cubes are yellow. What fraction of the tower is each colour?

Red cubes: _______ out of _______ = _______

Blue cubes: _______ out of _______ = _______

Yellow cubes: _______ out of _______ = _______

2. Can any of these fractions be simplified? Show your work:

3. Your partner builds a tower with 8 cubes: 2 red and 6 green. Which tower has a larger fraction of red cubes - yours or your partner's?

My tower (3 red out of 12)

Partner's tower (2 red out of 8)

They are equal

4. Explain your reasoning for question 3:

📊 Part 2: Comparing Fraction Towers

5. Tower A has 6 cubes with 4 blue cubes. Tower B has 9 cubes with 6 blue cubes. Which statements are correct?

Tower A: blue fraction = 4/6 = 2/3

Tower B: blue fraction = 6/9 = 2/3

Both towers have the same fraction of blue cubes

Tower A has more blue cubes than Tower B

6. Create an equivalent fraction for 3/4 using a tower with 16 cubes. How many cubes would need to be the same colour?

3/4 = _______/16

Number of cubes needed: _______

7. Order these fractions from smallest to largest by thinking about fraction towers:

5/8, 1/2, 3/4, 7/8

Smallest: _______ → _______ → _______ → _______ :Largest

8. Draw a simple diagram showing how 1/2 and 2/4 are equivalent fractions using tower blocks:

💭 Part 3: Reflection and Real-World Connections

9. Describe a real-world situation in New Zealand where you might use fractions like the ones in your towers (e.g., sharing kai, measuring ingredients, sports statistics):

10. What was the most helpful thing about using snap cubes to learn about fractions? Explain your thinking:

Fraction Towers Building

Fraction Towers Building

🧱 Part 1: Building Your Fraction Tower

📊 Part 2: Comparing Fraction Towers

💭 Part 3: Reflection and Real-World Connections

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