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- Year 6
Powers of 10 and their multiples
I can identify and explain patterns in powers of ten.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- One million is composed of one thousand thousands.
- The powers of 10 are the column headings in a place value chart.
- Each column is ten times the value of the column to its right.
Keywords
Powers of 10 - A power of 10 is when 10 is multiplied by itself a certain number of times.
Million - One million is composed of one thousand thousands. We write one million as a one followed by six zeros.
Common misconception
Children may not appreciate the size of one million or that it is composed of 1,000 thousands. Children may find grasping the concept of 'power of 10' tricky.
Use the place value chart and place value counters to represent the composition of one million. Use the stem sentences: 'One million is composed of 1,000 thousands' and 'Each column is ten times the value to that on its right'.
Have a go at building a 1 m x 1 m x 1 m cube using 12 metre rulers to demonstrate that 1,000,000 ones blocks fit inside that cube. Be aware that children need to be secure with unitising to use PV counters.
Teacher tip
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Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What number would come next in the sequence? 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000
What number would come next in the sequence? 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000
Q2.Ten hundreds is equivalent to ___
Ten hundreds is equivalent to ___
10
100
10,000
100,000
Q3.Insert a number to make this correct. 23 tens are equivalent to
Insert a number to make this correct. 23 tens are equivalent to
Q4.One thousand is ten times the size of ___
One thousand is ten times the size of ___
1
10
1,000
10,000
Q5.One thousand is one-tenth times the size of ___
One thousand is one-tenth times the size of ___
1
10
100
1,000
Q6.One million is equivalent to 10 groups of
One million is equivalent to 10 groups of
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.One million is thousands.
One million is thousands.
Q2.Which power of 10 is missing in this sequence?
0.1 1 10 1,000 10,000
Which power of 10 is missing in this sequence?
0.1 1 10 1,000 10,000
Q3.Match the numeral to its number word.
Match the numeral to its number word.
Q4.10 hundred thousands are equivalent to
10 hundred thousands are equivalent to
100
1,000
10,000
100,000
Q5.Insert a number to make this correct. 15 hundred thousand is equivalent to
Insert a number to make this correct. 15 hundred thousand is equivalent to
Q6.70,000,000 made one hundredth times the size is
70,000,000 made one hundredth times the size is
700
7,000
70,000
7,000,000
