Beyond 100,000
10 min
Narrative
The purpose of this How Many Do You See? is to allow students to use place value language to describe the value of the base-ten blocks they see. Students may provide answers that indicate the number of blocks they see, while others may indicate the value of the blocks.
If students do not bring it up, ask about the value of the blocks.
Launch
- Groups of 2
- “How many do you see? How do you see them?”
- Display image.
- 1 minute: quiet think time
Teacher Instructions
- Display image.
- “Discuss your thinking with your partner.”
- 1 minute: partner discussion
- Record responses.
Student Task
How many do you see? How do you see them?
Sample Response
Sample responses:
- 1,325
- 1 thousand, 3 hundreds, 2 tens, 5 ones
- 1,000+300+20+5
- The large square block has 100 small cubes.
- The long rectangular block has 10 small cubes.
- The large cube has 1,000 small cubes.
Activity Synthesis (Teacher Notes)
- “What amount do the blocks represent?”
- “What relationships do you notice between the blocks?”
Standards
- 4.NBT.2·Read and write multi-digit whole numbers using base-ten numerals, number names, and expanded form. Compare two multi-digit numbers based on meanings of the digits in each place, using >, =, and < symbols to record the results of comparisons.
- 4.NBT.A.2·Read and write multi-digit whole numbers using base-ten numerals, number names, and expanded form. Compare two multi-digit numbers based on meanings of the digits in each place, using <span class="math">\(>\)</span>, =, and <span class="math">\(<\)</span> symbols to record the results of comparisons.
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Beyond 100,000
10 min
Narrative
The purpose of this How Many Do You See? is to allow students to use place value language to describe the value of the base-ten blocks they see. Students may provide answers that indicate the number of blocks they see, while others may indicate the value of the blocks.
If students do not bring it up, ask about the value of the blocks.
Launch
- Groups of 2
- “How many do you see? How do you see them?”
- Display image.
- 1 minute: quiet think time
Teacher Instructions
- Display image.
- “Discuss your thinking with your partner.”
- 1 minute: partner discussion
- Record responses.
Student Task
How many do you see? How do you see them?
Sample Response
Sample responses:
- 1,325
- 1 thousand, 3 hundreds, 2 tens, 5 ones
- 1,000+300+20+5
- The large square block has 100 small cubes.
- The long rectangular block has 10 small cubes.
- The large cube has 1,000 small cubes.
Activity Synthesis (Teacher Notes)
- “What amount do the blocks represent?”
- “What relationships do you notice between the blocks?”
Standards
- 4.NBT.2·Read and write multi-digit whole numbers using base-ten numerals, number names, and expanded form. Compare two multi-digit numbers based on meanings of the digits in each place, using >, =, and < symbols to record the results of comparisons.
- 4.NBT.A.2·Read and write multi-digit whole numbers using base-ten numerals, number names, and expanded form. Compare two multi-digit numbers based on meanings of the digits in each place, using <span class="math">\(>\)</span>, =, and <span class="math">\(<\)</span> symbols to record the results of comparisons.