Discovering the magnitude of large numbers through tactile examples and relations to what we do understand Powers of ten or order of magnitude of tens, especially in the higher numbers, are a challenging concept for people to visualize, not to mention children. A reminder, the powers of ten are our place value system. 100=1 one,  101=10…
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Exploring Number Bases
While Practicing Exponents, Place Value, Division, Multiplication and Critical Thinking We had a very short block of one week on Number Bases. Number bases, in my opinion, is not a crucial concept in math. However, it is a fun one and an opportunity to practice exponent, multiples, and division work, and to practice a bit…