Episode Details

Does it really matter what we call the whole?  In this episode Pam and Kim take a closer look at fraction problems where the unit matters.
Talking Points:

• Kim and the beach
• How can there be 2 possible answers to the question "What is 1/2?"
• Focusing on the unit
• Naming the unit
• What happens when the unit changes? 
• Help students focus on the unit, changing the unit, and finding a fractional amount of that new unit
• Even test writers struggle with fractions
• Re-unitizing will support students to reason through fraction multiplication

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