Food for the day

Food for the day

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This task is about finding simple fractions of number sets.
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1.    You are going to help pack some food for a day trip.
2.    You will pack fractions of 8 different foods into a chilly bin.

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a)  Put \(1 \over 2\)of the 8 burgers into the chilly bin.
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b)  Put \(1 \over 4\) of the 12 pears into the chilly bin.
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c)  Put \(1 \over 2\) of the 20 chocolate bars into the chilly bin.
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d)  Put \(1 \over 3\) of the 9 cans of drink into the chilly bin.
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e)  Put \(1 \over 5\) of the 10 pieces of pizza into the chilly bin.
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f)  Put \(1 \over 4\) of the 20 strawberries into the chilly bin.
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g)  Put \(3 \over 4\) of the 8 apples into the chilly bin.
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h)  Put \(1 \over 5\) of the 20 carrots into the chilly bin.
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Task administration: 
This task can be completed online only and has auto marking displayed to students.
Level:
3
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Number and Algebra, Number Strategies
Keywords: 
fractions, fractions as operators, sets
Description of task: 
Students select the correct fraction of food items to click and drag into a chilly bin.
Curriculum Links: 

This resource can help to identify students' ability to apply additive and simple multiplicative strategies flexibly to find fractions of sets, shapes, and quantities.

Answers/responses: 
  Question Correct answer
a)  1/2 of the 8 salad buns. 4
b) 1/4 of the 12 pears. 3
c) 1/2 of the 20 chocolate bars. 10
d) 1/3 of the 9 cans of drink. 3
e) 1/5 of the 10 pieces of pizza. 2
f) 1/4 of the 20 strawberries. 5
g) 3/4 of the 8 apples. 6
h) 1/5 of the 20 carrots. 4
Diagnostic and formative information: 
When trialled with groups of students, those who made errors were motivated by the instant feedback to improve their "score". 
Toy Holiday, Fraction Soup, Cookie Monster, Hungry Shark and Fruit Salad are similar resources at level 3.
Mrs Fletcher's Bag, Tidying Up and Tidying Up II are similar resources at level 2.
For further information about fractions see the Fractional Thinking Concept Map: part-whole fractions.
For other ARB resources about fractions, click on the link or use the keyword Fractions.