Today we started discussing decimal numbers. Students were able to generate a great list of real-life examples where decimal numbers are used. Some examples they came up with include:
After practicing converting a few fractions to decimals and vice versa, we played a game where students were each given a card containing a model, fraction name, decimal number, or word form of a certain number. Students had to find three other students who had matching forms of their number. To make this even more difficult, students were not allowed to speak! It took over three minutes the first time we played for all students to find their matches, but eventually students got so good they were able to find all matches withing 44 seconds!
- Pumping gas
- Weight
- Distance
- Temperature
- Baseball Stats
- Racing
- Stocks
After practicing converting a few fractions to decimals and vice versa, we played a game where students were each given a card containing a model, fraction name, decimal number, or word form of a certain number. Students had to find three other students who had matching forms of their number. To make this even more difficult, students were not allowed to speak! It took over three minutes the first time we played for all students to find their matches, but eventually students got so good they were able to find all matches withing 44 seconds!