Three separate activities where students must multiply a decimal by either 10, 100 or 1000. Running on a two minute timer, these tasks are ideal for use as a starter or wrap up, and work as both mental and oral activities. Aligned with Common Core Standard: 5.NBT.2 Numbers and Operations in Base Ten: Understand the place value system.
Multiplying Decimals by 10; 100 or 1000
Subject
Math — Number and Operations in Base 10
Grade Level
Grades 3-5
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Activity
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Common Core State Standards
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Explain patterns in the number of zeros of the product when multiplying a number by powers of 10, and explain patterns in the placement of the decimal point when a decimal is multiplied or divided by a power of 10. Use whole-number exponents to denote powers of 10.
