The Way We Write Fractions Is a Convention with a Top

question 7

Multiple Choice

The way we write fractions is a convention with a top and bottom number with a bar in between.Posing questions can help students make sense of the symbols.All of the questions would support that sense making EXCEPT:

• A)What does the denominator in a fraction tell us?
• B)What does the equal symbol mean with fractions?
• C)What might a fraction equal to one look like?
• D)How do know if a fraction is greater than,less than 1?

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Adaptation Threshold

The point at which a stimulus is of sufficient intensity to begin to produce an effect or be noticed.

Difference Threshold

The smallest amount of change needed in a stimulus for it to be detected as noticeably different from a reference stimulus.

Intensity

The degree or magnitude of strength, force, energy, or feeling in a given situation or process.

Priming

The process by which exposure to a stimulus influences a response to a later stimulus, often without conscious guidance or intention.