Subtract with circle models

Learn or teach by designing your own subtraction visual examples. All examples are modeled with circles.

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minuend
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SUBTRACT WITH CIRCLE MODELS
SHOW COLOR
EXPLAIN
SHOW INPUT

INSTRUCTIONS

Subtract With Circle Models uses circles to demonstrate subtraction of fractions.

You can input the minuend and subtrahend for a subtraction of fractions example. The minuend must be less than 6 and larger than the subtrahend.

Press the <OK> button and the circles for the minuend, subtrahend and the differencecircles will appear.

Uncheck the <EXPLAIN> check box to turn off the answer and the explanation. You can ask your students to complete the number sentence.

Uncheck the <SHOW INPUT> check box to make the input dialog boxes work like a password input boxes, hiding the numbers you input. With <EXPLAIN> and <SHOW INPUT> unchecked you can ask your students to write a number sentence that explains the picture.

With <EXPLAIN> and <SHOW COLOR> unchecked you can ask your students to color the picture by shading the circles and complete a number sentence that explains the picture.


Suggestions:

Start with a common denominator such as 3 34 and 2 14. You can arrive at the difference by removing subtrahend amounts from the minuend.

Then enter 3 34and 2 34 to see how the common denominator of 4 is used. If you continue to decrease the size of the subtrahend by fourths from 2 12 and then to 2 14 etc., you will notice the difference increasing.

Enter 3 0/1 for the minuend and 2 23for the subtrahend. Notice that the minuend has been renamed to 2 33 to subtract. Decreasing the whole number in 3 by one will give you 2 33, allowing you to subtract the whole numbers and the numerators.

Try 3 1/3 minus 2 2/3. Notice that the minuend has been renamed to allow you to subtract the numerators.

If the minuend numerator is smaller than the subtrahend numerator, the example will show how to borrow. Make sure that denominators are the same if you want to demonstrate an example like 3 - 1 34. To do this enter 3 04 - 1 34.


WINDOWS COMPUTERS

Windows users can select any part of the screen by right clicking and selecting "Take a screenshot". Adjust to fit mage you want. This copies the selection into Windows Clipboard™. The screen can then be pasted into Windows Paint™ or your favorite imaging program. Or you can select "Download" which will put the image into your files "Download" folder.

IPADS

To take a screen shot with the Ipad first press the Sleep/Wake button at the top right of the Ipad. While holding the Sleek/Wake button press and release the round Home button at the bottom of the screen. You should see a photo of the screen by going to the Home page and pressing the Photos icon.