Understand Decimal Place Value

Identify the place of a digit in a number – whole and decimal.

Recognize that a number is 10 times greater than the digit to its right.

Solve problems involving decimal numbers to the thousandths place.

Memorize all decimal numbers up to the thousandths place.

Each digit moves one place to the left

The value of the number increases by a factor of 10

The decimal point moves one place to the right

The digits stay in the same place

Each digit moves one place to the right

The value of the number decreases by a factor of 10

The decimal point moves one place to the left

The digits stay in the same place

0.003 x 10

0.03 x 10

0.3 ÷ 10

0.3 x 10

The basketball is 10 times heavier than the tennis ball.

The basketball is the same mass as the tennis ball.

The basketball is 6 times heavier than the tennis ball.

The basketball is half the mass of the tennis ball.

It is 10 times greater.

It is 10 times less.

It is 100 times greater.

It is the same.

0.03; 3.0

0.003; 300

0.3; 300

0.3; 3.0

0.1 × 10 = 1

0.1 ÷ 10 = 1

1 × 10 = 0.1

1 ÷ 10 = 0.1

0.07 × 100 = 0.7

0.7 × 100 = 0.07

0.7 ÷ 10 = 0.07

0.07 ÷ 10 = 0.7