This video introduces the concept of a decimal as a number between 0 and 1 using the ones base ten piece as an anchor. Decimals are represented as tenths, hundredths, and thousandths.
Decimals are also examined in terms of size where the question, which decimal is the biggest, is posed.
Welcome to the Math in Motion website. This site is maintained by Dr. Tess Miller from the University of Prince Edward Island.
Following a career as a mathematics teacher and department head, Dr. Miller has specialized in mathematics education and assessment. Dr. Miller has published several mathematics textbooks with McGraw Hill Ryerson and has recently created numerous mathematics videos designed to help teachers, parents, and students learn the foundational concepts in mathematics such as fractions and decimals.
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