Compare 4-Digit Numbers Year 4 Place Value Learning Video Clip

Compare 4-Digit Numbers Year 4 Place Value Learning Video Clip

Step 9: Compare 4-Digit Numbers Year 4 Place Value Learning Video Clip

Fabio spends his shopping reward points on a helicopter ride. He must find a safe route past other helicopters and narrowly escapes an erupting volcano.

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Discussion points for teachers

    1. How many points could the boat trip cost? Discuss what the value of the boat trip could be using knowledge of place value and the clues on screen. This question is open-ended for the children to explore.
    2. Use the symbols <, > or = to compare the value of the activities. Discuss the order of the activities in ascending or descending order and why some are larger or smaller using place value knowledge. The order will be different depending on the value given for the boat trip. 
    3. How many points could Fabio have? Discuss how to use place value to work out how many points Fabio could have. This question is open-ended for the children to explore.
    4. Which activities could Fabio exchange his points for? Discuss the activities Fabio could exchange his points for using knowledge of place value to compare Fabio’s points with the activities. Pupils may find that he can afford different activities depending on the amount of points that Fabio has.
    5. What other digits could be shown on the elevation counter to find a safe height? Discuss the possible digits that could meet the criteria using knowledge of place value.
    6. Use the spare digits to make the statements true. Discuss the possible 4-digit numbers that can be made using the spare digits in order to make the statements correct.

Optional discussion points:

What other activities could you think of that Fabio could use his reward points for? How many points would the activity cost and is it greater or less than any of the existing activities.

National Curriculum Objectives

Mathematics Year 4: (4N2a) Order and compare numbers beyond 1,000

Mathematics Year 4: (4N6) Solve number and practical problems that involve 4N1 - 4N5 and with increasingly large positive numbers

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