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Explain how one hundred thousand can be composed

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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.


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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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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

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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.