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History of fractions
Who first used fractions? Were they always written in the same way? How did fractions reach us here? These are the sorts of questions which this article will answer for you.
Fractions
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articleTeaching fractions with understanding: part-whole concept
Written for teachers, this article describes four basic approaches children use in understanding fractions as equal parts of a whole. -
articleThe harmonic triangle and Pascal's triangle
The harmonic triangle is built from fractions with unit numerators using a rule very similar to Pascal's triangle.
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articleCount the beat
This article, written by Nicky Goulder and Samantha Lodge, reveals how maths and marimbas can go hand-in-hand! Why not try out some of the musical maths activities in your own classroom? -
articleTangles
A personal investigation of Conway's Rational Tangles. What were the interesting questions that needed to be asked, and where did they lead? -
articleStretching fractions: a discussion
This article extends and investigates the ideas in the problem "Stretching Fractions". -
articleEarly fraction development
An article describing activities which will help develop young children's concept of fractions.
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articleExploring fractions
This article, written for primary teachers, links to rich tasks which will help develop the underlying concepts associated with fractions and offers some suggestions for models and images that help support ideas around fractions.
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problemThere's a limit
Age14 to 18Challenge level
Explore the continued fraction: 2+3/(2+3/(2+3/2+...)) What do you notice when successive terms are taken? What happens to the terms if the fraction goes on indefinitely? -
problemAs easy as 1,2,3
Age11 to 14Challenge level
When I type a sequence of letters my calculator gives the product of all the numbers in the corresponding memories. What numbers should I store so that when I type 'ONE' it returns 1, and when I type 'TWO' it returns 2, and so on.