5th Grade Place Value & Powers of 10 - Exponents Activities 5.NBT.1 5.NBT.2

⭐ POWERS OF 10 & PLACE VALUE DISCOVERY UNIT — GRADE 5 MATH | 28 PAGES | CCSS 5.NBT.A.1 & 5.NBT.A.2

Make **5th grade place value click** with this 28-page, print-and-go discovery-based unit covering **CCSS 5.NBT.A.1 and 5.NBT.A.2**.

Instead of drilling students on decimal-point movement, this unit guides them to discover the relationships between place values, powers of 10, multiplication and division by powers of 10, patterns in zeros, and whole-number exponent notation.

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✅ **3 Discovery Activities**

**Discovery 1 — Place Value Shifts** Hands-on investigation using digit cards to explore how the value of a digit changes from one place to another.

**Discovery 2 — Power of 10 Patterns** Students investigate patterns using examples such as:

• 4.5 × 10, 100, 1,000, and 10,000

• 4,500 ÷ 10, 100, and 1,000

Students observe and generalize the relationship between place value and powers of 10.

**Discovery 3 — Exponent Notation** Students explore whole-number exponents representing powers of 10, including **10¹ through 10⁶**.

✅ **3 Full Teacher Lesson Scripts** Word-for-word instructional talk moves for the three discovery lessons.

✅ **Large Printable Place Value Chart** Thousandths through hundred-thousands.

✅ **Cut-Apart Digit Cards** Hands-on materials for the place-value investigation.

✅ **Decimal-Point Observation Recording Sheets** Students record patterns they observe while multiplying and dividing by powers of 10.

✅ **2 Anchor Charts**

• **10× Rule & 1/10 Rule** with visual arrows

• **Exponent Notation Chart**

✅ **28 Practice Problems** Worked-solution answer keys included.

✅ **Vocabulary Foldable**

Terms include:

• Place Value • Digit • Base • Exponent • Power • Powers of 10

✅ **4 Exit Tickets**

Quick formative checks.

✅ **12-Question Quiz + Answer Keys**

✅ **CCSS Alignment Chart** Coverage for 5.NBT.A.1 and 5.NBT.A.2.

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The unit follows a simple progression:

**EXPLORE → OBSERVE → GENERALIZE → FORMALIZE → PRACTICE**

Students investigate place-value relationships and numerical patterns before being asked to apply formal rules.

The goal is to help students understand:

**10 times as much → move one place left**

**1/10 as much → move one place right**

Students then connect these relationships to powers of 10 and exponent notation.

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**CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.NBT.A.1** — Understand that a digit in one place represents 10 times as much as it represents in the place to its right and 1/10 of what it represents in the place to its left.

**CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.NBT.A.2** — Explain patterns in the number of zeros of the product when multiplying by powers of 10, and patterns in the placement of the decimal point when multiplying or dividing by powers of 10. Use whole-number exponents to denote powers of 10.

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✓ **Discovery-Based** — Students generalize the relationships instead of simply memorizing rules.

✓ **Hands-On** — Digit cards and the place-value chart provide concrete support.

✓ **Conceptual Foundation** — Students connect place value, powers of 10, decimal patterns, and exponents.

✓ **Zero Prep** — Print, prepare the chart, and teach.

✓ **Grade-Appropriate Rigor** — Designed specifically around Grade 5 place-value and powers-of-10 concepts.

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**Day 1:** Place Value Shifts discovery with digit cards and the large place-value chart.

**Day 2:** Power of 10 Patterns investigation using multiplication and division examples.

**Day 3:** Exponent Notation discovery and formalization.

Continue with the included practice problems, Exit Tickets, and Quiz for reinforcement and assessment.

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• 5th grade math place value units

• Powers of 10 instruction

• Multiplying and dividing by powers of 10

• Decimal place-value review

• Exponent introduction

• Math centers

• Intervention and special education

• Homework

• Morning work

• Test preparation

• STAAR / SBAT review

• Substitute plans

• 4th grade enrichment

• 6th grade review

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• Place value chart with powers of 10

• Ten times greater

• One tenth

• Powers of ten

• Exponent form

• Standard form

• Expanded form

• Decimal shift

• Base ten

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• Grade: 5th Grade Math

• Pages: 28

• Format: Printable PDF

• Primary Standards: CCSS 5.NBT.A.1 and 5.NBT.A.2

• Practice Problems: 28

• Exit Tickets: 4

• Quiz: 12 questions

• Answer Keys: Included

• Teacher Scripts: Included

• Hands-On Materials: Included

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