Exploring Place Value of Decimals in 5th Grade Math

What is the essential question of the lesson?

• How to add and subtract decimals

• How to convert fractions to decimals

• How to multiply and divide decimals

• How to read, write, and represent decimals through thousandths

In the number 1.726, what is the place value of the digit 6?

• Thousandths

• Hundredths

• Tenths

• Ones

How would you read the number 2.35 in word form?

• Two and thirty-five tenths

• Two and thirty-five ones

• Two and thirty-five hundredths

• Two and thirty-five thousandths

What is the expanded form of 3.524?

• 3 + 0.05 + 0.02 + 0.004

• 3 + 0.5 + 0.2 + 0.004

• 3 + 0.5 + 0.02 + 0.04

• 3 + 0.5 + 0.02 + 0.004

Which of the following is the correct comparison between 0.3 and 0.003?

• 0.3 is 10 times as much as 0.003

• 0.3 is equal to 0.003

• 0.3 is 100 times as much as 0.003

• 0.3 is 1000 times as much as 0.003

What is the value of the digit 7 in the number 3.675?

• 7 tenths

• 7 hundredths

• 7 ones

• 7 thousandths

How would you write 4.23 correctly in word form?

• Four and twenty-three thousandths

• Four and twenty-three hundredths

• Four and twenty-three tenths

• Four and twenty-three ones

Which plant was the shortest if a corn stalk was 0.85 meters, a tomato plant was 0.850 meters, and a carrot top was 0.085 meters?

• Tomato plant

• Carrot top

• Corn stalk

• All are the same height

What is the value of the digit 6 in the number 3.756?

• 6 tenths

• 6 hundredths

• 6 thousandths

• 6 ones

How would you write the number 0.253 in expanded form?

• 2 x 1/10 + 5 x 1/100 + 3 x 1/1000

• 2 x 1/100 + 5 x 1/1000 + 3 x 1/10

• 2 x 1/10 + 5 x 1/100 + 3 x 1/10

• 2 x 1/100 + 5 x 1/10 + 3 x 1/1000