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Lxplorlng LqulvalenL lracLlons wlLh LLCCS

Lego 1ermlnology 1lps: A round peg on Lop of a Lego ls called a sLud." We can name Lego
brlcks by Lhelr sLud dlmenslons.
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1hls plece has ______ sLuds. lL ls a ___ by ___ brlck.


1ake a bag of elghL ! #$ % #&'()*. Color Lhe brlcks below Lo maLch Lhe bag.


8rlck Colors lracLlon of 1oLal 8rlcks
(CuL of 8)
lracLlon of 1oLal SLuds
(CuL of 16)




1ake a bag of elghL % #$ % #&'()*. Color Lhe brlcks below Lo maLch Lhe bag.



8rlck Colors lracLlon of 1oLal 8rlcks
(CuL of 8)
lracLlon of 1oLal SLuds
(CuL of 32)




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1ake a bag of elghL % #$ + #&'()*. Color Lhe brlcks below Lo maLch Lhe bag.




8rlck Colors lracLlon of 1oLal 8rlcks
(CuL of 8)
lracLlon of 1oLal SLuds
(CuL of 64)







1ake a bag of labeled !%,-./0 12345" and use Lhose brlcks for Lhe followlng work.
1hls 2 by 6 brlck equals ! 62345 for Lhese examples.


Pow many 1-by-1 brlcks cover 1 whole? ____
WhaL fracLlon of Lhe whole ls a 1-by-1 brlck? ____

Pow many 1-by-2 brlcks cover 1 whole? ____
WhaL fracLlon of Lhe whole ls a 1-by-2 brlck? ____

Pow many 1-by-3 brlcks cover 1 whole? ____
WhaL fracLlon of Lhe whole ls a 1-by-3 brlck? ____

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1hls 2 by 6 brlck equals ! 62345 for Lhese examples.



Pow many 2-by-2 brlcks cover 1 whole? ____
WhaL fracLlon of Lhe whole ls a 2-by-2 brlck? ____

Pow many 2-by-3 brlcks cover 1 whole? ____
WhaL fracLlon of Lhe whole ls a 2-by-3 brlck? ____

Whlch brlck ls 2/3 of one whole? (uraw Lhe brlck.)

Whlch brlck ls 3/6 of one whole? (uraw Lhe brlck.)


uraw Lhree dlfferenL ways Lo make one whole uslng Lhe brlcks ln your bag.
Label each parL of your drawlngs wlLh Lhe fracLlon names of Lhe parLs.

Lxample:





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1ake a bag of mlxed brlcks." use Lhe mlxed brlcks Lo solve each of Lhe followlng challenges.

















llnd slx dlfferenL ways Lo show x wlLh your mlxed Lego brlcks.
uraw each of Lhe ways ln Lhe space below. Cne example has been done for you.

llnd slx dlfferenL ways Lo show x wlLh your mlxed Lego brlcks.
uraw each of Lhe ways ln Lhe space below. Cne example has been done for you.

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llnd four dlfferenL ways Lo show wlLh your mlxed Lego brlcks.
?ou should only use Lwo brlcks for each way.
uraw each of Lhe ways ln Lhe space below. Cne example has been done for you.

llnd four dlfferenL ways Lo show 1/3 wlLh your mlxed Lego brlcks.
?ou should only use Lwo brlcks for each way.