Place Value and the Power of Three Digits · Number Sense

Comparing and Ordering Magnitude

Using inequality symbols to describe relationships between large quantities.

Key Questions

  1. 1Why do we start comparing from the highest value digit rather than the smallest?
  2. 2How can we prove that a number with more digits is always greater than a number with fewer digits?
  3. 3In what ways do symbols like greater than and less than simplify mathematical communication?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

KS2: Mathematics - Number and Place Value
Year: Year 3
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Place Value and the Power of Three Digits
Period: Number Sense

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