Learning Map
MathematicsNumber Representation & Place Valueusually ages 9–10

Place Value × 10 Pattern

Recognise that in a multi-digit whole number, a digit in one place represents ten times what it represents in the place to its right (e.g. 700 ÷ 70 = 10)

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Can your child explain that in 700, the 7 is worth 10 times more than in 70 — because moving one place to the left multiplies the value by 10?

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Builds on
Place value of each digitages 8–9Four-digit place value is prerequisite to understanding ×10 relationship between places
Place Value × 10 Patternthis skill · ages 9–10
Unlocks
Counting forwards and backwards (age 9+)ages 9–10×10 relationship understanding supports counting in powers of 10
Multiplying and dividingages 9–10×10 place-value relationship is prerequisite to ×÷ by powers of 10
Reading and writing numbers (age 9+)ages 9–10Understanding ×10 place-value relationship supports reading/writing larger numbers
Rounding Large Numbersages 9–10Understanding ×10 relationship supports rounding to higher place values
Place Value × 10 and ÷ 10ages 10–11×10 both directions extends Y5 ×10 relationship
Mental addition and subtraction (age 9+)ages 9–10×10 place-value relationship supports mental strategies with large numbers

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Curriculum alignment

Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).

Show candidate curriculum codes · 3 ACARA · 2 NSW · 3 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9M4N01high confidenceYear 4 · Number

recognise and extend the application of place value to tenths and hundredths and use the conventions of decimal notation to name and represent decimals

AC9M3N03medium confidenceYear 3 · Number

add and subtract two- and three-digit numbers using place value to partition, rearrange and regroup numbers to assist in calculations without a calculator

AC9M4N05medium confidenceYear 4 · Number

solve problems involving multiplying or dividing natural numbers by multiples and powers of 10 without a calculator, using the multiplicative relationship between the place value of digits

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

MA2-RN-01high confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 2
MA2-RN-02high confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 2

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2M4N01medium confidenceMathematics · Level 4 · Number strand
VC2M5N01medium confidenceMathematics · Level 5 · Number strand
VC2M4N05medium confidenceMathematics · Level 4 · Number strand

These are candidate alignments generated by semantic matching — machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1), not official or verified mappings. For official curriculum content see australiancurriculum.edu.au, curriculum.nsw.edu.au and f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au. Don’t rely on them for registration or compliance purposes.

Nearby on the map

Counting forwards and backwards (age 9+)ages 9–10 Negative numbers in contextages 9–10 Reading and writing numbers (age 9+)ages 9–10 Roman numerals to 1000ages 9–10

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