This page lists the Learning Objectives for each lesson in Unit 13 of
13.
Estimating Decimal Products
The student will be able to:
- Define estimate, product, factors, estimation, compatible numbers.
- Identify several strategies for estimating decimal products.
- Apply several strategies for estimating decimal products.
- Recognize that estimates will vary depending on the strategy being used.
- Determine if an estimated product is an overestimate or an underestimate.
- Determine if an answer is reasonable using estimation.
- Apply strategies for estimating decimal products to solve problems.
Multiplying Decimals and Whole Numbers
The student will be able to:
- Define powers, decimal digits, partial products.
- Identify the number of decimal digits in a decimal.
- Describe the procedure for multiplying a decimal by a whole number.
- Apply the procedure for multiplying a decimal by a whole number to find the product.
- Evaluate a product by comparing it with an estimate.
- Identify where to place the decimal point in the product.
- Apply the procedure for multiplying decimals and whole numbers to solve problems.
Multiplying Decimals
The student will be able to:
- Recognize that when multiplying two decimal factors, where each is less than one, the product will be less than each individual factor.
- Describe the procedure for multiplying two decimals..
- Apply the procedure for multiplying two decimals to find the product.
- Evaluate a product by comparing it with an estimate.
- Identify where to place the decimal point in the product.
- Apply the procedure for multiplying decimals to solve problems.
Estimating Decimal Quotients
The student will be able to:
- Define quotient.
- Recognize that compatible numbers is a good strategy for estimating quotients.
- Apply compatible numbers to estimate decimal quotients.
- Determine if an estimated product is an overestimate or an underestimate.
- Determine if an answer is reasonable using estimation.
- Apply strategies for estimating decimal quotients to solve problems.
Dividing Decimals by Whole Numbers
The student will be able to:
- Describe the procedure for dividing a decimal by a whole number.
- Apply the procedure for dividing a decimal by a whole number to find the quotient.
- Evaluate a quotient by comparing it with an estimate.
- Identify where to place the decimal point in the quotient.
- Apply the procedure for dividing decimals by whole numbers to solve problems.
Rounding Decimal Quotients
The student will be able to:
- Recognize when to round a decimal quotient.
- Describe the procedure for dividing a decimal by a whole number and then rounding the quotient.
- Apply the procedure for dividing a decimal by a whole number and then rounding the quotient.
- Recognize that when rounding decimal quotients, we must divide to one more place than we are rounding to.
- Apply decimal division and rounding procedures to solve problems.
Dividing Decimals By Decimals
The student will be able to:
- Describe the procedure for dividing two decimals.
- Apply the procedure for dividing two decimals to find the quotient.
- Recognize that when dividing two decimals, we must multiply both the divisor and the dividend by the same power of 10.
- Apply the procedure for dividing decimals to solve problems.
Solving More Decimal Word Problems
The student will be able to:
- Analyze word problems to identify the concepts needed to solve them.
- Apply the following concepts in order to solve word problems:
- Estimating decimal products
- Multiplying decimals by whole numbers
- Multiplying decimals by decimals
- Estimating decimal quotients
- Dividing decimals by whole numbers
- Rounding decimal quotients
- Dividing decimals by decimals
- Apply all procedures learned in this unit to solve word problems involving multiplication and division of decimals.
Practice Exercises
The student will be able to:
- Identify the procedure needed to solve computational problems.
- Apply each procedure to solve problems.
Challenge Exercises
The student will be able to:
- Analyze each problem to identify the given information.
- Identify the concepts and procedures needed to solve each problem.
- Apply decimal concepts to solve routine and non-routine word problems.
- Develop strong problem-solving skills.
Solutions
The student will be able to:
- Analyze the solution for each problem presented in this unit.
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