Multiplication by Ten

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Subject Area

Mathematics

Grade(s)

4

Overview

Students practice multiplying by 10 by adjusting a recipe to be 10 times larger. They examine the results to learn the procedure of adding a 0 to the multiplicand when multiplying by 10. They also practice dividing by 10 in the same manner.

Mathematics (2019) Grade(s): 4

MA19.4.6

Using models and quantitative reasoning, explain that in a multi-digit whole number, a digit in any place represents ten times what it represents in the place to its right.

UP:MA19.4.6

Vocabulary

  • Quantitative reasoning
  • Place value
  • Division
  • Multiplication
  • Multi-digit
  • Represents

Knowledge

Students know:
  • that in a multi-digit whole number, a digit in one place represents ten times what it represents in the the place to its right.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Use models to explain how a digit in any place is ten times what the digit represents in the place to its right.
  • Use reasoning to explain how a digit in any place is related to what the digit represents in the place to its right.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Each place value represents a different sized unit.
  • When comparing the place values of digits in successive place values, the place value of the digit on the left is 10 times the place value of the digit on the right.

CR Resource Type

Lesson/Unit Plan

Resource Provider

PBS

License Type

Custom
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