Whole number place value challenge

Whole number place value challenge
Description
Exercise Name:	Whole number place value challenge
Math Missions:	4th grade (U.S.) Math Mission, 5th grade (U.S.) Math Mission
Types of Problems:	2

The Whole number place value challenge exercise appears under the 4th grade (U.S.) Math Mission and 5th grade (U.S.) Math Mission. This exercise practices problems to challenge user's understanding of whole number place value.

Types of problems

There are two types of problems in this exercise:

Find another way to make ___ .

Find what ___ equals.

1. Which is another way to make ___ ?: This problem has a number with place value blocks as a visual and user is asked to find which answer is another way to make that number.
2. ___ = ___ This problem has an equation such as 18 hundreds = ___ thousands, and user is asked to type the blank value in the text box below.

Strategies

Basic knowledge of place value is required for this exercise.

1. If user is having trouble finding the place value, they can use place value blocks or enable the scratchpad to draw out what they are doing.

Real-life Applications

1. Place value is used for writing checks.
2. A common example of place value is money (example: $1.69 means that there is 1 whole (dollar), 6 tenths (dimes), and 9 hundredths (pennies)).