Session 7 Math Activity: Division of Decimals

Physical Materials:

  • Graph paper 
  • Colored pencils
  • Base-10 Blocks
  • Interlocking Cubes

Digital Materials:

Instructions:

  1. Watch the introduction video below.
  1. Read Cases 29 and 30. Then work on Parts 1 and 2 of this math activity.
  2. Watch the Synthesis video below to unpack the question: “Why do we move the decimal point anyway?”

(Optional) Extended Synthesis

In this clip, Mike and Kaneka take a deeper look into what’s happening when dividing with decimals.