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I wonder about using decimals for the comparison to pull the powers of ten out of students…
0.8 compared to 0.08
Students could be given tens unit blocks, but since I have sixth grade they only get a small amount.
This could help to have them see the additive–lining up decimals compared to the multiplicative multiplying by 10 which is a movement of decimals perhaps.
I am not sure but I feel like we take this exploration to the back. Could it be because it is so hard to draw because of the powers of ten?