Place Values (Grade 4)

Videos, examples, solutions, and lessons to help Grade 4 students learn to recognize that in a multi-digit whole number, a digit in one place represents ten times what it represents in the place to its right.

For example, recognize that 700 ÷ 70 = 10 by applying concepts of place value and division.

Common Core: 4.NBT.1

Suggested Learning Targets

I can explain the value of each digit as ten times the value to the right (connection to bundles of 10)
I can apply my knowledge of place value to multiply numbers by powers of ten.
I can apply my knowledge of place value to divide numbers by powers of ten.

Understanding multi-digit whole number place value concepts. (Common Core 4.NBT.1)

Determining the Value of a Number (M.4.NBT.1.A)

Standard Addition Algorithm (M.4.NBT.4.C)
How to add large numbers using the standard algorithm?

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Multiplying By Powers of 10 (M.4.NBT.1.D)
How to multiply by powers of 10?

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Dividing By Powers of 10 (M.4.NBT.1.E)
How to divide by powers of 10?

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