Decimal Place Value

5th GradeMath45 min

aligned to Ccss 5.nbt.a.1

Learning Objective

I can explain how the value of a digit changes when it moves to a different place in a decimal number.

Lesson Flow

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5 min

Place value with decimals

Khan Academy

Guided Notes

9 min

Key concepts students will learn:

  • The rightmost space is the ones place, and moving one space to the left makes it the tens place.

  • When moving from hundreds to tens, you divide by ten, and when moving from tens to ones, you divide by ten.

  • To the right of the decimal are the tenths, hundredths, and thousandths places.

Practice

14 min

10 questions • Multiple choice & Short answer

Exit Ticket

5 min

In the number 3.84, how does the value of the digit 4 change if it moves one place to the left? What is the new value of the 4?

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