Understanding Place Value

Digits

100

The "5" in 543

Hundreds Place

200

The "4" in 543

The Tens Place

300

The "3" in 543

The ones place

Vocab

100

Digits

The individual symbols used (0-9) to make numbers

200

Base Ten

The blocks we use to count

300

Decimal Point

a symbol used to separate the ones place from the 10ths place in a decimal

Specifics

100

Standard Form

A number written using digits (543)

200

Written Form

A number expressed in words (five hundred fourty-three)

300

Value

The amount a digit represents based on its position in the number