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Understanding fractions (age 10+)
Move fluently between real-world situations, diagrams, coordinate grids, algebraic expressions, tables, and symbolic equations involving fractions, ratio, and algebra, explaining connections between representations
Suggested ages 10–11
Learning journey
Your child is developing advanced mathematical reasoning skills — learning to construct logical arguments, make connections between different mathematical concepts, and solve complex real-world problems involving fractions, algebra, and ratio.
Evidence of understanding
- Translate a word problem into an algebraic equation and also represent it on a bar model
- Plot data from a table onto a coordinate grid and interpret the relationship
- Explain how a pie chart, a fraction, and a percentage all represent the same proportion
Assessment prompt
When Understanding fractions (age 10+) is working on an algebra or ratio problem, can they move fluidly between a graph, a table of values, a written equation, and a real-world story — explaining how each representation shows the same relationship?
Standards alignment
No external standards are linked to this topic.