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      Position 6-digit multiples of 1,000 on a marked but unlabelled number line

      Lesson details

      Learning outcome

      I can position six-digit multiples of one thousand on a marked but unlabelled number line.

      Key learning points

      1. Counting on and back identifies the unlabelled marks on the number line.
      2. Thinking about the value of the digits helps to position numbers on a number line.
      3. Work out which points a number lies between to help position it on a number line.

      Keywords

      • Scaling - Scaling is when a given quantity is made ___ times the size. In this lesson, scaling will involve making values 1,000 times the size.

      • Multiple - A multiple is the result of multiplying a number by an integer (not by a fraction).

      Common misconception

      Pupils struggle to position five-digit multiples of 1,000 on a 0-1,000,000 number line.

      It is important to check if pupils are secure in placing numbers on a 0-1,000 number line. This is a fundamental prerequisite to be able to achieve with this learning, so spending time securing this prior learning may be necessary.

      Teacher tip

      This lesson follows a very similar structure to the previous lesson. Once completed, it may be beneficial to draw together the learning from both lessons and consider any further connections that can be made between bar models and number lines and how they are represented.

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      Lesson video

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      Prior knowledge starter quiz

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      Complete the sentence: 400 can be composed of ___ hundreds.

      Correct answer: 4
      40
      400

      Q2.
      Complete the sentence: 1,000 is composed of 5 groups of

      Correct Answer: 200, two hundred, 2 hundred

      Q3.
      What number is missing from the number track?

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      Correct Answer: 8,200

      Q4.
      Match the pairs of numbers that sum to 1,000

      Correct Answer:150 ,850

      850

      Correct Answer:730 ,270

      270

      Correct Answer:810 ,190

      190

      Q5.
      Which of these is the Roman numeral for 5?

      I
      Correct answer: V
      X

      Q6.
      Tick the expressions that represent this image.

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      30,000 + 5,000 + 400
      300,000 + 5,000 + 40,000
      Correct answer: 300,000 + 50,000 + 4,000
      Correct answer: 300 000 + 4 000 + 50 000

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      What is the value of each interval in this number line?

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      Correct Answer: 100, one hundred, 1 hundred

      Q2.
      Complete the sentence. The midpoint between 300 and 400 is 350, so the midpoint between 300 thousand and 400 thousand is thousand.

      Correct Answer: 350, 350,000

      Q3.
      Complete: The midpoint between 800 and 900 is 85, so the midpoint between 80,000 and 90,000 is

      Correct Answer: 85,000, 85 thousand

      Q4.
      Tick the best estimate for the value of a

      An image in a quiz
      Correct answer: 290,000
      209,000
      29,000
      200,900

      Q5.
      What letter could 360,000 be represented by on this number line?

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      a
      Correct answer: b
      c
      d
      e

      Q6.
      What number, (to the nearest multiple of 10,000) could letter d represent?

      An image in a quiz
      Correct Answer: 640,000, 630,000

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