Series · Mathematics grade 6 · Fractions
Fractions · Grade 6
Three short interactive films for grade 6 (in German): what a fraction is, why you do not simply add denominators, and why multiplying can make things smaller and dividing can make them larger. Pause, ask, try it yourself.
All episodes
- Episode 1Ist ¾ eine Zahl?Was heißt eigentlich ein Viertel?Numerator and denominator, equal parts, ½ = 2/4 and where each fraction sits on the number line.
Episode 2Warum ½ + ⅓ nicht 2/5 istStimmt ½ + ⅓ = 2/5?Common denominators, simplifying, more than one whole, and subtracting.
Episode 3Mal macht kleiner, geteilt macht größer?Was ist 4 · ⅐?Whole number times fraction, a part of a part, measuring with the divisor, and the reciprocal.