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      Explain how one hundred thousand can be composed

      Lesson details

      Learning outcome

      I can explain how one hundred thousand can be composed

      Key learning points

      1. Ten ten thousands make one hundred thousand.
      2. One hundred one thousands make one hundred thousand.
      3. One thousand one hundreds make one hundred thousand.

      Keywords

      • Multiple - A multiple is the result of multiplying a number by another whole number.

      • Equivalent - Two expressions are equivalent if they have the same value.

      Common misconception

      Pupils attempt to learn how many tens, hundreds and thousands there are in 100,000 as a set rule rather than develop a sense for this.

      Building and breaking 100,000 in different ways can be a really effective way to develop a sense of the number. You could use base 10 blocks to build up to 100,000 where a one cube could be redefined as 100 and then use plasticine to create 10 and 1.

      Teacher tip

      Take time to discuss how pupils reason their thinking in Task B about what is greater than or less than 100,000, emphasising how working out the value of a smaller amount can then be scaled up. For example, how many breaths are taken in one minute, one hour then one day?

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      Prior knowledge starter quiz

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      What number comes next in the counting sequence? 800 900 1,000

      Correct Answer: 1,100

      Q2.
      Complete the sentence: 1,000 is composed of groups of 500

      Correct Answer: 2, two

      Q3.
      Complete the sentence: 1,000 is composed of 2 groups of

      Correct Answer: 500, five hundred

      Q4.
      Complete the sentence: 200 can be composed of ____ tens.

      2
      Correct answer: 20
      200

      Q5.
      Complete the sentence: There are hundreds in ten thousand.

      Correct Answer: 100, one hundred

      Q6.
      Tick the largest expression:

      1,000 lots of 10
      100 lots of 100
      10 lots of 1,000
      Correct answer: 10 lots of 10,000

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      Complete the sentence: There are 10 ten thousands in __________.

      one hundred
      one thousand
      ten thousand
      Correct answer: one hundred thousand

      Q2.
      Complete the sentence: There are thousands in one hundred thousand.

      Correct Answer: 100, one hundred

      Q3.
      Complete the sentence: There are hundreds in one hundred thousand.

      Correct Answer: 1,000, one thousand

      Q4.
      Tick the missing number: 100,000 ÷ ___ = 1,000

      1
      10
      Correct answer: 100
      1,000

      Q5.
      Write in the missing number: 100,000 ÷ = 10

      Correct Answer: 10,000

      Q6.
      Tick the examples that are likely to be greater than 100,000

      Correct answer: Grains of sand in a sandpit.
      Correct answer: Blades of grass on a football pitch.
      Correct answer: Number of words in an English dictionary.
      Height of an adult giraffe in millimetres.

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