Materials paper and pencil

Two or more fractions that name the same amount are called equivalent fractions You can use a sheet of paper to model fractions equivalent to 1/2.

A. First fold a piece of paper into two equal parts. Open the paper and count the parts.

There are __equal parts. Each part is __of the paper.

Shade one of the halves. Write 1/2 on each of the halves.

B. Next. fold in half two times. Open the paper.

Now there are __equal parts. Each part is __ of the paper.

Write 1/4 on each of the fourths.
Look at all the shaded parts. 1/2= /

C. Last fold the paper in half three times

Now there are __equal parts ach part is __ of the paper.

Write 1/8 on each of the eighths
Find the fraction equivalent to 1/2 on your paper.

So, 1/2, __, and __ are equivalent.