Representing Values to the Thousandths with Base 10 Blocks and Fractions

This lesson teaches how to represent values to the thousandths using base 10 blocks and fractions. It explains the place value system, showing how decimal places relate to each other. Decimal fractions are introduced as fractions with denominators that are powers of 10. The lesson demonstrates how to represent values like 381 and 962 thousandths using base 10 blocks and decimal fractions, emphasizing the conversion between these representations.

What is the relationship between the tenths, hundredths, and thousandths places in decimal notation?

How can a decimal fraction be represented using base 10 blocks?

Explain how to represent the value of 381 thousandths using base 10 blocks.

Describe how to write 962 thousandths as a decimal fraction.

What have you learned about representing values to the thousandths in this lesson?