Unit 6 Contents

Use the Writing Numbers in Words page to complete the homework. Take home your Place Value Chart.

Nila found these numbers in the National Parks Gazette.

1. Put the national parks in order from smallest to largest area.
2. Write each number in word form. Use your Place Value Chart as a guide if you need it.
2. Which two of these national parks have areas close to 1 million acres?
3. Find one number written in symbols (not words) greater than 1000 in a newspaper, magazine, or other resource. Cut out or print the paragraph that contains the number. Highlight or circle the number. Place the number in order on the wire displayed in your classroom at school.

Acre. An acre is a unit of measure for area. We use acres to measure land area. An acre is equal to 43,560 square feet. There are 640 acres in a square mile. A football field is a little larger than one acre.