Summary
An animated Mage Math lesson on powers of ten — how multiplying or dividing by 10 shifts every digit one place, made for grade 5. Bright 3-D animation walks kids through it with clear, worked examples they can pause and try.
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Powers of Ten Multiply and Divide 5th Grade clicks once you see it worked out. Watch an example, then use these questions to make sure it stuck.
- What happens to a number when you multiply it by 10? By 100?
- Which way do the digits shift when you divide by ten?
- How can powers of ten make big calculations quicker?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: power of ten, place value, shift, exponent.
Try it: Start with 45. Multiply it by 10, then by 100, and write each result. Notice how far the digits moved.