Chapter 1 – Place Value

Key Ideas:

• Numbers have different values based on the place value they are in.
• Each place value is 10x’s bigger when you move to the left, and 1/10 smaller when moved to the right.

Why is this important?

• For comparing numbers especially! Imagine being offered $3 or $300. The three has moved two place values to the left, increasing the value of the three to three hundred! That part is easy to see, but what we are really trying to help you understand is that our number system is based on this simple pattern called powers of ten, or a tens based system. This allows you to have better understanding of other math concepts, such as multiplication and division, allowing you to do those types of problems quicker and more precise.

Watch:

• Place Value Rap – YOUTUBE
• Shepard’s Place Value Tutorial

Whole Number Practice (5th Grade Standard – Billions)

• Mathman (Pacman) – Expanded Form 
• Mathman (Pacman) – Find the value
• Scooter Quest – Identify the place value
• Fruit Shoot – Base Ten Model Game
• Balloon Pop – Order Numbers to Millions
• Place Value Splat – Matching Forms

Decimal Practice (5th Grade Standard – Thousandths)

• Place Value Splat – Matching Forms (For difficult, choose regrouping)
• Place Value Puzzler – (Choose PLACE VALUE, then difficulty)
• Scooter Quest – Decimals Edition
• Virtual Base Ten Blocks
• Fruit Splat – Expanded form with decimals