wunder beta🍕 Equal Parts of Shapes
Learn what it means to split a shape into equal parts — the very first step toward understanding fractions like halves, thirds, and quarters.
What you’ll learn
- Sharing FairlyUnderstand that equal parts are pieces of the same size, and tell equal parts apart from unequal ones.Splitting a shape into equal parts means every piece is exactly the same size. Two equal parts are called halves. If the pieces are different sizes — like a chocolate bar snapped unevenly — they are not equal parts. Always check that every piece matches.
- Naming the PartsName equal parts as halves, thirds, and quarters based on how many equal pieces a shape has.The number of equal parts tells you what to call each one: 2 parts are halves, 3 parts are thirds, and 4 parts are quarters. The more equal parts you make, the smaller each part becomes. All the equal parts together make one whole.
Questions this course answers
Equal parts of a shape are always...
Equal parts means every piece is exactly the same size as the others.
A shape is cut into 2 equal parts. Each part is called a...
Two equal parts are called halves. Each one is a half.
Which one shows EQUAL parts?
Only the square with 4 same-size strips has parts that are all the same size.
A shape is split into 4 equal parts. Each part is a...
Four equal parts are called quarters. Each one is a quarter.
Which shape is NOT split into equal parts?
The pizza with one big and three small slices has pieces of different sizes, so they are not equal.
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- Khan Academy
- BBC Bitesize — Maths
- NCTM
- Math is Fun
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