Place Value Study Guide

Place Value Study Guide

Test: Monday, September 30, 2013

Study for 15-20 minutes each night using your notes, any completed class work, or homework.

You may also use studyisland.com or ixl.com to review topics.

Vocabulary

-place value -place -value -standard form -word form -expanded form

-inequality -less than -greater than -equal to -exponents

-Base 10 -ones, tens, hundreds,… -period -estimate -rounding

Topics

·       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.

o   Example: 700 / 70 = 10

o   Sample question: How is the 2 in the number 582 similar to and different from the 2 in the number 528?

·       Read and write multi-digit whole numbers using base-ten numerals (standard form), number names (word form), 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.

o   Sample questions:

§  Write 278,892 in word form.

§  Compare 287,872 and 872,287

§  How do you know 78,345 is greater than 78,245?

·       Use place value understanding to round multi-digit whole numbers to any place.

o   Sample question: Use estimation to solve. On a vacation, your family travels 267 miles on the first day, 194 miles on the second day and 34 miles on the third day. How many total miles did your family travel?

o   Round 67,891 to the nearest thousand.

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Relative Pronouns

Do you remember relative pronouns? What are they? How do you use them? If you need to review, check the Relative Pronouns Prezi.

Now, try using relative pronouns in your writing. Write a story (it can be real or made-up) about visiting an ecosystem. Some information to include: animals, food webs, people you traveled with, and what you saw. In your writing, use relative pronouns (who, where, that, which, those).

Blog Rules 1. Use educational language and writing. 2. Write only positive comments that are related to the topic to other students. 3. Use only your first name.

***If you are not able to post to the blog, please complete the assignment on notebook paper and turn in tomorrow.*** 

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Food Webs

Are you ready for your first blog assignment in 4th grade? Today you learned about food chains and food webs. Do you remember the difference between the two? There are arrows on both food webs and chains. What do the arrows represent? For your assignment tonight, click the comment button. Explain food webs and chains to other 4th grade students. Try to use vocabulary words: producer, consumer, and decomposer in your explanation. If you others have already posted their explanations, feel free to write an educational comment or question to them. Blog Rules 1. Use educational language and writing. 2. Write only positive comments that are related to the topic to other students. 3. Use only your first name. Happy Blogging!