The Power of Place Value · Number Sense

Expanding the Number System

Investigating the relationship between units, tens, hundreds, and thousands through regrouping and renaming.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the value of a digit change when it moves one position to the left?
  2. 2Why is zero essential in a positional number system?
  3. 3In what ways can a four digit number be decomposed while maintaining its total value?

NCCA Curriculum Specifications

NCCA: Primary - NumberNCCA: Primary - Place Value
Class/Year: 4th Year (TY)
Subject: Mathematical Mastery: Exploring Patterns and Logic
Unit: The Power of Place Value
Period: Number Sense

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