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Author: Joanne Caniglia
Grade Level: Kindergarten
Description: Students investigate oranges to find out if oranges have the same number of slices.They also investigate the fractional part of an orange.
Objectives: To study the parts of a whole and compare the number of slices in an orange.
Resources/Materials: Oranges, paper towels, Each Orange Has Eight Slices, Paul Giganti Jr.
Activities/Procedures: Children work in groups. Distribute all the materials. Students will answer the following questions:
- When you peel the orange, how many pieces do you peel off? Which one is larger and which one is smaller?
- How many sections does your orange have?
- Do you have an even number or odd number of oranges?
- Bon Appetit!
- Encourage children to predict the answer to the question, do all oranges have the same number of slices?
Read the story, Each Orange Has Eight Slices.
Evaluation: Students will record their results on a large graph. They will orally discuss their answers to the questions.
Followup Activities (optional): Children may answer questions that involve more thought:
- How do seedless oranges compare with oranges with seeds?
- Do tangerines have more sections?
- Do oranges that are big have more slices?
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