Performance Stations in Math
Numbers & Operations
Grade 8 - Part 2

by
Liliane Gauthier
Teacher / Educational Consultant
Saskatoon Board of Education


 
29. Numbers & Operations
Fractions: Grade 8

N-45

   Materials:
  pattern blocks
  laminated mat
 
Cover the surface of the mat with pattern blocks of different sizes and different shapes. Do not leave any spaces between the tiles. Copy and fill-in the following chart:
blockstotal numberfraction of the area
yellow hexagons  
red trapezoids  
blue parallelograms  
orange squares  
beige rhombi  
green triangles  

 
 

 
30. Numbers & Operations
Fractions: Grade 8

N-42b,c

   Materials:
  cubes (many colors)
 
1.Here is a circle graph representing a typical day in Michael's life:
 
Sleep 7/24  Recreation 1/3  Meals 1/12  School 1/4  Homework 1/24

  a)What fraction of his time does Michael spend on recreation and meals?
  b)What fraction of his time does Michael spend at school and doing homework?
  c)How much more time does he spend sleeping than at school?
  d)What fraction of his day is spent on meals, recreation, sleep, homework and school?
  e)Does he spend more time on recreation or on school? Write the fraction that represents the difference between the two.
  f)What fraction of a week does he spend on each activity?
 
2.Use blocks of different colors to represent a typical day in your life. Draw and fill in the chart to record your work:
activitynumber and color
of blocks
fraction of the day
   
   
   
   
   
Total  

 
3.Make up three addition questions with fractions and answer them.
4.Make up three subtraction questions with fractions and answer them.
5.Make up three multiplication questions with fractions and answer them.


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