Fraction Bar Manipulation Techniques

This video tutorial demonstrates how to use fraction bars as a virtual manipulative. It covers adding and aligning fraction bars on a canvas, shading and unshading individual pieces, and using transparent shading to compare equivalent fractions. The tutorial also explains how to remove fraction bars and reset the canvas.

What is the first step to add a fraction bar to the canvas?

• Select from a dropdown menu

• Click on the canvas

• Drag and drop from the toolbar

• Click and drag on the canvas

How can you shade a fraction piece?

• Click the piece once

• Hover over the piece

• Double-click the piece

• Right-click the piece

What happens if you click on the third piece from the left of a fraction bar?

• Only the third piece is shaded

• The third piece and all pieces to the left are shaded

• All pieces are shaded

• The third piece and all pieces to the right are shaded

How can you clear the shading from a fraction bar?

• Click the rightmost piece

• Click each piece individually

• Double-click the bar

• Right-click the bar

What is the purpose of transparent shading?

• To make the bar invisible

• To allow comparison with another fraction bar

• To highlight the bar

• To change the color of the bar

How can you determine if two fraction amounts are equivalent?

• By using transparent shading to overlay them

• By counting the number of pieces

• By measuring their lengths

• By comparing their colors

What action removes an individual fraction bar?

• Clicking and dragging it to the trash

• Double-clicking the bar

• Selecting 'Remove' from a menu

• Right-clicking the bar

How can you clear the entire canvas?

• Click 'Clear All'

• Click 'Start Over'

• Press the 'Delete' key

• Select 'New Canvas' from the menu