| Bits and Pieces II: Investigation 1: Estimating With Fractions | 
|  | MMS Math
Essentials &
Vocabulary  Vocabulary on this page Parents Help Links on this page Textbook Investigation 1 | 
Decimals
Fractions
 Fractone Click on
the fraction squares to
make pairs that have a sum of 1... and do it as fast as you can!
 Fractone Click on
the fraction squares to
make pairs that have a sum of 1... and do it as fast as you can!|  | Fraction Pieces – Work with parts and wholes to learn about fractions. | 
|  | Fractions - Adding – Illustrates what it means to find a common denominator and combine. | 
|  | Fractions - Comparing – Judge the size of fractions and plot them on a number line. | 
|  | Fractions - Equivalent – Illustrates relationships between equivalent fractions. | 
|  | Fractions - Rectangle Multiplication – Visualize and practice multiplying fractions using an area representation. | 
Percents
|  | Percent Grids – Represent, name, and explore percentages using hundreds grids. | 
|  | Percentages – Discover relationships between fractions, percents, and decimals. | 

| Vocabulary | 
| Picture | Vocabuary | 
| Equivalent
Fractions:  Fractions that have the same simplest form. | |
| Hundredths Grid: a 10 by 10 grid | |
| reduce: to put a fraction isn simpler form | |
| reciprocal: two numbers whose product is 1. Easily gotten by 'flipping' the numerator & denominator. i.e. 2 * 1/2 = 1 | |
| Fraction: Part of a whole number. Written in the form of a numerator and denominator | |
| Numerator: The part of the whole being used | |
| Denominator: The whole of the fraction. The number of equal pieces in the whole. | |
| Common Denominator: When two fractions have the same denominator. Used for addtion and subtraction operations. |