We say that two or more things are equal if they have the same quantity or value.

We say that two or more things are unequal if they do not have the same quantity or value.

Identifying the number of equal or unequal parts in a whole

Maths

In this unit pupils will identify equal parts when they do not look the same related to equivalence. They will construct a whole when given a part and the number of parts. In the future unit pupils will compose and decompose quantities made of whole numbers and fractional parts.

In the prior unit pupils used repeated addition of a unit fraction to form a non-unit fraction. They compared non-unit fractions with the same denominator. They added and subtracted fractions with the same denominator. In this unit pupils will identify equal parts when they do not look the same related to equivalence. They will construct a whole when given a part and the number of parts.

Review of fractions

The parts that make up a whole can be {{ }} or unequal in size.

Look at this image. How many parts is the whole made from?

Look at the whole shapes. Which shapes are made from three parts?

Look at the shape and complete the sentence: The whole has been divided into four {{ }} parts.

The whole line has been divided into four equal parts.

The whole line has been divided into four unequal parts.

The whole line has been divided into five equal parts.

The whole line has been divided into five unequal parts.

Which sentence accurately describes this line?

Look at these strips of paper. Whose strip has been divided into four unequal parts?

A whole is always __________ than its parts when you are talking about fractions of a whole.

If the group of insects is the whole, then the butterfly is a {{ }} of the whole.

Look at the bar model. How many parts are there? There are {{ }} parts.

Which words could complete the sentence: if Europe is the whole then __________ is a part of the whole.

Look at these groups of counters. Which groups have an equal amount of counters?

If animals are the whole, cows are a part of the whole.

If animals are the whole then a banana is a part of the whole.

If animals are the whole then a field is a part of the whole.

If animals are the whole, then a tiger is a part of the whole. 

Which of these statements could be correct?

Starter Quiz