Description
Hackers have taken control of the cruise ship, and your 5th graders must use fraction multiplication to regain the navigation system! Students solve puzzles, match models to equations, open a briefcase, and decode clues as they work to stop the ship.
This multiplying-fractions escape room is automated and self-checking in Google Forms. There are no clues to hide or answers to check before students continue. Students do not need Google Classroom, Google Drive, or email accounts.
Fraction multiplication skills students will practice
- Matching visual fraction models to multiplication equations
- Multiplying a fraction by another fraction
- Multiplying fractions by whole numbers
- Multiplying fractions and mixed numbers
- Multiplying two mixed numbers
- Understanding multiplication as scaling by completing inequalities
- Solving word problems involving fraction multiplication
- Finding the area of a rectangle with mixed-number side lengths
What is included
- Quick-start guide
- Detailed teacher directions and implementation tips
- Printable or projectable cruise ticket with QR code
- URL for the Google Forms activity
- Detailed answer key
- Optional success signs
- Optional link for creating your own copy of the form
Use this activity for fraction practice, unit review, enrichment, collaborative learning, virtual instruction, homeschool lessons, tutoring, or summer math. Most students finish in under 45 minutes, although allowing up to 60 minutes is safest.
All information needed is provided in the activity, so students do not have to search the web. Please confirm that your school or district permits Google Forms.
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