Summary
Math Antics divides fractions using the 'keep, change, flip' reciprocal method. A clear, animated 5-minute lesson you can drop straight into a grades 5-6 math block -- pause-friendly, with worked examples on screen.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
A few questions to talk through after watching “Dividing Fractions.”
- What is the reciprocal of a fraction?
- Why does dividing by a fraction become multiplying by its reciprocal?
- Why can dividing by a fraction make a number bigger?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: divide, reciprocal, invert, numerator, denominator.
Try it: Divide 1/2 / 1/4 and explain the result.