1. Math 6: Decimals
Comparing and Ordering Decimals

2. Getting Started
 5.959
 Draw in Base Ten Blocks
 Draw in a Place Value Chart

3. Explore
 Pg. 121
 Order the heights from least to greatest
 How did you determine which height is greatest?
 How do you determine whether Baldy or Carleton has the
greater height?
 About how much higher is Fairweather than Carleton? How
do you know?

4. Microorganism
Length (km)
Tardigrade
0.15
Euglena
0.139
 Order Numbers in Base ten blocks
Vorticella
0.11
 Order from least to greatest
Parameclum
0.125
Connect
Ones
Tenths
Hundredths
Thousandths
0.15
0.139
0.11
0.125

5. Connect
 Order numbers with a place value chart
Ones
Tenths
Hundredths Thousandths
0
1
0
1
3
0
1
1
0
1
2
0.15
5
 Order from least to greatest
9
0.139
0.11
5
0.125

6. Connect
 Order numbers using a number line
 Numbers are between 0.1 and 0.2 so label the end points.
 Label the line to show hundredths
 Label the line to show thousandths

7. In class work
 pg. 123 #1,2,3,5,6, 7, 11

8. Homework
 Pg. 48