Number Sense and Place Value Patterns · Number Sense

The Power of Ten

Understanding how digits change value based on their position within a number.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the value of a digit change when it moves one place to the left?
  2. 2Why is zero a critical placeholder in our number system?
  3. 3In what ways can we represent the same number using different combinations of hundreds, tens, and ones?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Number - Grade 2ON: Algebra - Grade 2
Grade: Grade 2
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Number Sense and Place Value Patterns
Period: Number Sense

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