Dear Number Crunchers,

Today we’ll continue to convert between fractions and decimals. One of the most important things you will learn in math is that there are many meaningful ways to express a number. Depending on what we want to do with that number determines how we express it. Do we want it as a fraction, a decimal, a percent, a sum of prime numbers, prime factorization, etc? Our number system is an amazing thing, and we’re lucky that we get to spend the entire school year learning how it works.

When we play around with numbers and express them in different ways, we start to notice some wild and crazy patterns. In the world of math, those patterns never stop and often reveal even more intricate patterns. We learn about math by playing around with those patterns, trying to find new ones, and thinking about how we can apply those patterns to other parts of life.

Sincerely,

Mr. Heimbuck