The Power of Place Value and Large Numbers · Number Sense

Comparing and Ordering Quantities

Developing logical arguments for why one quantity is greater than another using place value evidence.

Key Questions

  1. 1Why do we start comparing numbers from the largest place value instead of the smallest?
  2. 2How can we use benchmarks to order a set of large numbers efficiently?
  3. 3What happens to the order of numbers if we change a digit in the hundreds place versus the ones place?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Number - Grade 4
Grade: Grade 4
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: The Power of Place Value and Large Numbers
Period: Number Sense

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