Video Adding decimals

TLF ID M011494

This is a video demonstration, with audio commentary, of the procedure of adding decimal fractions. In the commentary, the presenter emphasises the links with the underpinning concepts of place value. Practice questions, limited to addition of decimal fractions involving tenths and hundredths, are presented with answers, hints and onscreen text explanations.





Educational details

Educational value
  • This video with audio commentary presents a useful review of the steps involved in adding decimal fractions. Place value concepts associated with decimal fractions are included in the commentary. Practice questions focus on addition of decimal fractions up to two decimal places.
  • The resource is of use in relation to the Australian Curriculum content descriptions in year 6 in those aspects of the number strand relating to calculations involving decimal fractions.
  • Teachers will find the resource useful for providing students with reusable sets of practice questions and for observing students' understanding of decimal number place value concepts and calculations.
Year level

6

Learning area
  • Mathematics

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Contributors
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  • Name: Education Services Australia
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  • Address: VIC, AUSTRALIA
  • URL: http://www.esa.edu.au/
  • Copyright Holder
  • Name: Khan Academy
  • Organization: Khan Academy
  • Address: UNITED STATES
  • URL: http://www.khanacademy.org/
  • Publisher
  • Name: Khan Academy
  • Organization: Khan Academy
  • Description: Publisher
  • Address: UNITED STATES
  • URL: http://www.khanacademy.org/
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  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: www.esa.edu.au
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Learning Resource Type
  • Video
Rights
  • Resource: © Khan Academy, 2012, except where indicated otherwise. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC-BY-NC-SA) 3.0 United States licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/. ‘Moving image’* image: © Education Services Australia Limited 2012. You may use, reproduce and communicate this image for non-commercial educational purposes provided you retain all acknowledgements associated with the image.