EVERYDAY MATH

Study Guide – Grade 4, Unit 4

“Decimals and Their Uses”
(Test Date - Wednesday, December 15, 2010)

For this assessment, students should be able to:

• write numbers between two whole numbers
• choose decimals appropriate for given situations
• measure and draw line segments to the nearest
centimeter & millimeter
• insert < or > to make a true number sentence with
decimals
• write decimal numbers in order from smallest to largest
• convert between metric measures (m, cm, mm)
• solve decimal addition and subtraction number stories

*** Family letters with examples of math steps

learned in class are available from my blog –
www.d97adarley.blogspot.com
1. Write numbers between two whole numbers. (Developing
goal)
Example: Give two numbers between 2 and 3.
2. Choose decimals that are appropriate for given situations.
(Developing goal)
3. Measure a line segment to the nearest centimeter. (Secure
Goal)
4. Measure line segments to the nearest millimeter.
Record measurements in both millimeters and centimeters.
(Developing goal)
Example: 85mm = 8.5cm
5. Draw line segments to the nearest centimeter and millimeter.
(Secure Goal)
6. Insert < or > to make a true number sentence. (Developing
goal)
Example: 3.5 + 7.2 ___ 9.1 - 1.2
7. Write numbers in order from smallest to biggest. Compare and
order decimals.
(Developing goal)
Example: .003, .01, .6
8. Convert between metric measurements. (Developing goal)
Example: 3cm =30mm, 2m = 200cm
9. Solve decimal addition and subtraction number stories.
(Developing goal)
10. Use dollars and cents notation. (Secure goal)
11. Read and write decimals to thousandths. (Secure goal)

VOCABULARY:

centimeter (cm) In the metric system, a unit of length equivalent to

1/100 of a meter; 10 millimeters; 1/10 of a decimeter.

decimeter (dm) In the metric system, a unit of length equivalent to

1/10of a meter; 10 centimeters.

hundredths The place-value position in which a digit has a value equal to

1/100 of itself; the second digit to the right of the decimal point.

meter (m) In the metric system, the fundamental unit of length from
which other units of length are derived. One meter is the distance light
will travel in a vacuum (empty space) in 1/299,792,458 second.

millimeter (mm) In the metric system, a unit of length equivalent to

1/1000 of a meter;1/10 of a centimeter.

ONE Same as whole. See whole.

ones The place-value position in which a digit has a value equal to the
digit itself.

personal measurement reference A convenient approximation for a

standard unit of measurement. For example, many people have thumbs
that are approximately one inch wide.

place value A system that values a digit according to its position or

place in a number. Each place has a value ten times that of the place to
its right and one-tenth of the value of the place to its left. For example,
in the number 456, the 4 is in the hundreds place and has a value of
400.

tens The place-value position in which a digit has a value equal to ten
times itself.

tenths The place-value position in which a digit has a value equal to 1/10
of itself; the first digit to the right of the decimal point.

thousandths The place-value position in which a digit

has a value equal to 1/1000 of itself; the third digit to the

right of the decimal point.

whole (or ONE or unit) The entire object, collection of objects, or

quantity being considered; the ONE; the unit; 100%.