Oh hi everybody! Today I am going to talk to you about numbers, and fractions,
and maybe even Kevin. Ho, I really like Kevin.
OK, so we all know how to count things, right? Yes of course you do!
But do you know how to count parts of things?
I will show you. First, we need something that we can count, and also divide into equal parts.
Ah… How about a pizza?
Oh no not another pizza example! Hmmm... we need something else… oh I know, how about me?
Oh good idea! OK so, now, how many me's do you see?
That’s right there are one, two, three me’s! Now how many me’s do you see? Yes! There is just
one me. One whole me! Yay! But now - watch closely - but don’t worry I am a cartoon so it won’t hurt.
How many me’s do you see? Are there two me’s? No not really. There are two parts of me,
or two equal halves of me. One half here, and one half here. And when we put
one half and one half together there is one whole me. So in math,
when we have parts of whole things, like this, we can call these parts fractions! FRACTIONS!
OK, you did such a good job listening, it is now time to sing a song… OK that’s enough!
So as I just showed you, if I divide myself into two equal parts then I have two halves.
But what happens if these halves also get divided into halves? OK watch. And don’t worry I am a
cartoon so it won’t hurt. So now are there four of me? No not really, but there are four equal
parts of me, so we can call them fourths. FOURTHS! One fourth here, one fourth here, one fourth here,
and one fourth here! We can also call a fourth a different word and that word is… quarter.
QUARTER! So one quarter here, one quarter here, one quarter here, and one quarter here. And if
we put four quarters - or four fourths - of me together there is one whole me!
OK, let’s review because it might be a little confusing. Uh oh! Where did I go! Don’t worry. So...
this is one fourth of me. OR ONE QUARTER! This is two fourths of me. OR TWO QUARTERS! And two fourths
is also the same as one half. ONE HALF! This is three fourths of me. OR THREE QUARTERS! And this is
four fourths of me. OR FOUR QUARTERS! And four fourths is the same as one whole. ONE WHOLE!
Phew, you did such a good job listening, it is now time to sing a song… OK that’s enough!
Let’s talk about something else besides me. Do you know when is another good time to use fractions?
When we are sharing something, especially if we want to share something fairly and give
everybody the same amount. Let’s use something to help us explain… what can we use? Hmmm...
I know, how about Kevin? I said Kevin! No I want all the Kevins! OK, here we have four Kevins.
Kevin, Extra Kevin, Secret Kevin, and Funnest Kevin
What if we have eight cookies and we want to share these cookies
fairly to all the Kevins? Let’s try. Move cookies! OK. Now each Kevin has the same number, one,
two cookies. Come back cookies!
Now what happens if two of these cookies disappear?
Well that means we only have six cookies left. Let’s try and share them.
Now each Kevin has one cookie but there are two cookies left. How can we share them fairly?
It looks like we are going to have to make some fractions and break the cookies in half!
Now each Kevin has one cookie and one half of a cookie. One and one half cookies each!
OK come back cookies.
Now what happens if um, five more of the cookies disappear? Well that means we
only have one cookie left. Let’s try and share them. Hey, how can we share one cookie fairly?
It looks like we are going to have to make some fractions and break the cookie into quarters!
Now each Kevin has one fourth - or one quarter - of a cookie. Don’t be sad Kevins! You got one quarter of a cookie!
OK, that is all the time we have today for fractions.
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