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Name of Activity: Bowling Over Fractions

Academic content: Math

Purpose of Activity: To enhance the students' understanding of fractions through bowling.

Prerequisites: It is beneficial if students have prior knowledge of fractions and throwing skills.

Suggested Grade Level: 3-5

Materials Needed: 8 bowling pins per lane and 1 bowling ball (or any type of rolling ball) per lane, 1 Bowling Over Fractions Worksheet (PDF), clipboard, and 1 pencil per student.

Physical activity: Bowling/Underhand Throwing

Description of Idea

Variations:

Teachers can vary the number of pins, but must change the number of boxes on the worksheet. (This will change the denominator in the fraction.)

Also, students may be required to reduce the fractions to their simplest form. To increase the difficulty, have students write a math sentence stating if the fraction of pins knocked down is >, <, or equal to the number of pins still standing.

Assessment Ideas:

Teachers can check the worksheet and provide useful feedback to the student on both the student's work with fractions and the skill of underhand throwing.