Estimate and identify numbers on number lines
I can estimate and identify numbers on number lines.
Estimate and identify numbers on number lines
I can estimate and identify numbers on number lines.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Understanding the scale of a number line helps to estimate and identify numbers on it.
- To determine the multiples that the number line increases in, take the whole and divide it by the number of parts.
- Locating the midpoint on a number line or between multiples helps to estimate.
Keywords
Estimate - When we estimate, we find a value that is close enough to the right answer, usually with some thought or calculation involved.
Midpoint - The midpoint is the middle of something - in this case the middle of a number line. It is the point halfway along.
Common misconception
Children may incorrectly place a number on a number line according to just counting the parts rather than working out the scale.
Determine the multiples that the number line is increasing in first: find the difference between the given start and end numbers and divide by the number of parts.
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
Lesson video
Loading...
Starter quiz
6 Questions
= 100,000
= 200,000
= 250,000
= 20,000
= 25,000
= 10,000
50
250
5,000
25,000
50,000
500,000
a
b
c
Exit quiz
6 Questions
8,250,000
8,500,000
8,750,000
620,000
640,000
660,000
680,000
