Module 2: Fractions, Decimals and Percents

Section 2.1: Fractions

2.1A: Exploring Fractions and Equivalent Fractions

WebMath: What is a fraction:
Have you ever wondered what a number fraction looks like in a pizza? This tool will help you visualize any fraction with the click of your mouse.
http://www.webmath.com/k8if.html

Fresh Baked Fractions:
Find the fraction that isn’t equivalent to the others. Choose your difficulty level.
http://www.funbrain.com/fract/index.html

Fraction Frenzy:
Put your equivalent-fraction-skills to the test: see how you match up against fraction frenzy!
http://www.learningplanet.com/sam/ff/index.asp

Melvin’s Make-A-Match:
Can you put all of Melvin's potions back in place? Match the equivalent fractions (in picture-form and in fraction-form).
http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games/equivalentfractions/index.html

Tony’s Fraction Pizza Shop:
How much money can you make making pizzas? Use your fraction skills to put the correct toppings on pizzas. Be careful: customers demand money back if their pizza is wrong!
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/pizza_game/index.html

2.1C: Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Common Denominators

Math Splat:
Click on the right answer to addition problems or the bug splats on your windshield! (Adding fractions with common denominators.)
http://fen.com/studentactivities/MathSplat/mathsplat.htm

2.1D: Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Unlike Denominators

Soccer shootout:
Win a soccer game by subtracting fractions with different denominators.
http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/fract.cgi?A1=s&A2=4&A15=1

2.1E: Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers

Clara Fraction: Ice Cream Shop:
How much money can you make scooping ice cream? Use your mixed number and fraction skills to put the correct scoops of ice cream on the cone. Be careful: customers demand money back if their ice cream cone is wrong!
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/icecream/index.html

Fraction Games:
Lots of great fraction-related games. Try the addition and subtraction game!
http://www.jamit.com.au/fraction-games.htm

Section 2.2: Decimals

2.2A: Making Connections – Fractions and Decimals

Comparing Fractions and Decimals:
A tank game that will help you practice converting fractions to decimals and vice versa.
http://www.toonuniversity.com/flash.asp?err=198

2.2B: Classifying Decimals

Comparing Decimals and Percentages:
A matching game. Choose “Fractions and Decimals” from the list of things to compare.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/fractiondecimalpercentage/comparing/decimalspercentages/game.shtml

Section 2.3: Percents

2.3A: Making Connections – Fractions, Decimals and Percent

BBC Education: Saloon Snap:
Be quick on the draw! Match the fractions, decimals and percents before your opponent does. Click on “key ideas” or “tips” to review the concepts.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/shockwave/games/saloonsnap.html

Comparing Decimals and Percentages:
A matching game. Choose “Decimals and Percentages” or “Fractions and Percentages’ or “Compare all three” from the list of things to compare.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/fractiondecimalpercentage/comparing/decimalspercentages/game.shtml