UP:MA19.4.19
Vocabulary
- Visual model
- Compare
- Reasoning
- Tenths
- Hundredths
- Decimal point
- Place value
Knowledge
Students know:
- a variety of strategies for comparing whole numbers and can record comparisons using symbols , or =.
Skills
Students are able to:
- Use visual models and reasoning to compare two decimals to hundredths.
- Record comparisons of two decimals to hundredths using symbols , or =, and justify the conclusion.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- Comparison of decimals are valid only when they refer to the same whole.
- Two decimals are equivalent if they represent the same area or name the same point on a number line.
