5.NBT.A.1

Place the Bridge

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Game Info for Teachers

COMBINED RATING

4.3 Stars

TEACHERS (5)

4.6

STUDENTS (217)

3.9

LENGTH

18 Minutes

GRADES

CAPABILITIES

iPad Support

Spanish Language Support

Text-to-Speech Support

Saves Progress

Description

Join this young engineer on an exciting adventure to contract bridges. Players will help him get the right amount of wood for each bridge. Each level introduces a new method of achieving the desired number by multiplying or dividing.

Vocabulary Words

place value

decimal point

base ten

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Understand Place Value. Suitable for Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5.

Main Concepts

In the base 10 system, the value of each place is 1/10 the value of the place to the immediate left.

In the base 10 system, the value of each place is 10 times the value of the place to the immediate right.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

What is place value? What happens to the number if you multiply by 10? What happens to the number if you divide by 10?

After the Game

How did you know when to multiply or divide by 1 versus a multiple of 10? What is the equivalent to .3 x 10? What do you have to do to turn 150 into 15?