{"synopsis":"How can you tell if one decimal number is larger or smaller than the other? Knowing the place value of each digit will help you compare decimal numbers. You can also compare them using tools like area models and bar models. Bar models are especially useful when comparing a decimal to a fraction, which is just a different way to write parts of a whole. When comparing decimals, it\u2019s important to look at the whole numbers, not just the decimal digits. So, let\u2019s get to the (decimal) point and watch the movie!","name":"Comparing Decimals","display_name":"","name_app":"","EntryID":"7896","courses":[],"free":"no","permafree":"","d_updated":"0","sensitive_content":"","subtitles":[{"language":"en","label":"English","file":"\/math\/numbersandoperations\/comparingdecimals\/movies\/subtitles_en.vtt"}],"show_on_site":"Yes","moe_approved":"","lesson_plan":"https:\/\/educators.brainpop.com\/bp-topic\/comparing-decimals\/","icons":{"high_res_icon":"\/math\/numbersandoperations\/comparingdecimals\/icon.png","high_res_icon_180x180":"\/math\/numbersandoperations\/comparingdecimals\/icon_180x180.png","high_res_icon_360x360":"\/math\/numbersandoperations\/comparingdecimals\/icon_360x360.png"},"screenshots":["\/math\/numbersandoperations\/comparingdecimals\/screenshot1.png","\/math\/numbersandoperations\/comparingdecimals\/screenshot2.png","\/math\/numbersandoperations\/comparingdecimals\/screenshot3.png"],"movies":{"high":"\/new_common_images\/ipad_movies\/30\/302916.mp4","low":"\/new_common_images\/iphone_movies\/30\/302915.mp4","high_v2":"\/math\/numbersandoperations\/comparingdecimals\/movies\/302918.mp4","low_v2":"\/math\/numbersandoperations\/comparingdecimals\/movies\/302917.mp4"},"related_jr_topics":[],"related_topics":[{"EntryID":"3797","name":"Decimals","name_app":"","free":"","show_free_tag":"","d_creation":"1181061840","url":"\/math\/numbersandoperations\/decimals\/","icons":{"high_res_icon":"\/math\/numbersandoperations\/decimals\/icon.png","high_res_icon_180x180":"\/math\/numbersandoperations\/decimals\/icon_180x180.png","high_res_icon_360x360":"\/math\/numbersandoperations\/decimals\/icon_360x360.png"},"screenshots":["\/math\/numbersandoperations\/decimals\/screenshot1.png","\/math\/numbersandoperations\/decimals\/screenshot2.png","\/math\/numbersandoperations\/decimals\/screenshot3.png"],"d_updated":"0","product":"bp"},{"EntryID":"5962","name":"Multiplying Decimals","name_app":"","free":"","show_free_tag":"","d_creation":"1432138920","url":"\/math\/numbersandoperations\/multiplyingdecimals\/","icons":{"high_res_icon":"\/math\/numbersandoperations\/multiplyingdecimals\/icon.png","high_res_icon_180x180":"\/math\/numbersandoperations\/multiplyingdecimals\/icon_180x180.png","high_res_icon_360x360":"\/math\/numbersandoperations\/multiplyingdecimals\/icon_360x360.png"},"screenshots":["\/math\/numbersandoperations\/multiplyingdecimals\/screenshot1.png","\/math\/numbersandoperations\/multiplyingdecimals\/screenshot2.png","\/math\/numbersandoperations\/multiplyingdecimals\/screenshot3.png"],"d_updated":"0","product":"bp"},{"EntryID":"7903","name":"Place Value","name_app":"","free":"","show_free_tag":"yes","d_creation":"1679371200","url":"\/math\/numbersandoperations\/placevalue\/","icons":{"high_res_icon":"\/math\/numbersandoperations\/placevalue\/icon.png","high_res_icon_180x180":"\/math\/numbersandoperations\/placevalue\/icon_180x180.png","high_res_icon_360x360":"\/math\/numbersandoperations\/placevalue\/icon_360x360.png"},"screenshots":["\/math\/numbersandoperations\/placevalue\/screenshot1.png","\/math\/numbersandoperations\/placevalue\/screenshot2.png","\/math\/numbersandoperations\/placevalue\/screenshot3.png"],"d_updated":"0","product":"bp"},{"EntryID":"7918","name":"Comparing Fractions","name_app":"","free":"","show_free_tag":"yes","d_creation":"1678680000","url":"\/math\/numbersandoperations\/comparingfractions\/","icons":{"high_res_icon":"\/math\/numbersandoperations\/comparingfractions\/icon.png","high_res_icon_180x180":"\/math\/numbersandoperations\/comparingfractions\/icon_180x180.png","high_res_icon_360x360":"\/math\/numbersandoperations\/comparingfractions\/icon_360x360.png"},"screenshots":["\/math\/numbersandoperations\/comparingfractions\/screenshot1.png","\/math\/numbersandoperations\/comparingfractions\/screenshot2.png","\/math\/numbersandoperations\/comparingfractions\/screenshot3.png"],"d_updated":"0","product":"bp"}],"path":"\/math\/numbersandoperations\/comparingdecimals\/","related_games":[{"EntryID":"180","name":"Ratio Rumble","url":"\/games\/ratiorumble\/","type":"generic_game","alignments_description":"The battle is on in this ratio-building game. Out-compete your opponents by making powerful potions.","alignment_guid":""}],"sortify_games":[],"features":[{"type":"quiz","feature_id":"48883","name":"Quiz","feature_name":"Quiz","alignments_description":"","alignment_guid":"","requires_flash":"","small_screen_compatible":"Yes","url":"\/math\/numbersandoperations\/comparingdecimals\/quiz\/","icon":"\/assets\/images\/quiz_svg_icon.svg"},{"type":"challenge","feature_id":"48886","name":"Challenge","feature_name":"Challenge","alignments_description":"Interactive tasks that playfully assess knowledge of a topic.","alignment_guid":"DF323CFE-8F16-11ED-9883-B6FFCA52CA52","requires_flash":"","small_screen_compatible":"","url":"\/math\/numbersandoperations\/comparingdecimals\/challenge\/","icon":"\/assets\/images\/challenge_svg_icon.svg"},{"feature_id":"7896","type":"concept_map","name":"Make-a-Map","alignments_description":"A concept mapping tool.","alignment_guid":"A8551AB2-8F16-11ED-9CE4-D38CB40BBB8E","url":"\/make-a-map\/?topic=\/math\/numbersandoperations\/comparingdecimals\/","requires_flash":"","small_screen_compatible":""},{"feature_id":"7896","type":"make_a_movie","name":"Make-a-Movie","alignments_description":"A movie-making tool to produce BrainPOP-style movies.","alignment_guid":"B924ECC8-8F16-11ED-BAC4-E62A4226AC0B","url":"\/make-a-movie\/?topic=7896","requires_flash":"","small_screen_compatible":""},{"type":"coding","feature_id":"48884","name":"Creative Coding","feature_name":"Creative coding","alignments_description":"Coding projects offered in both text- and block-based coding languages.","alignment_guid":"DDFB012C-8F16-11ED-8DAC-9EE38C820E83","requires_flash":"","small_screen_compatible":"","url":"\/math\/numbersandoperations\/comparingdecimals\/creativecoding\/","icon":"\/assets\/images\/creativecoding_svg_icon.svg","coding_types":{"museum":{"type":"museum","instructions":"Code a digital museum about comparing decimals."},"story":{"type":"story","instructions":"Code a conversation about comparing decimals."},"math_problem":{"type":"math_problem","instructions":"Code a math problem about comparing decimals."},"game":{"type":"game","instructions":"Code a sorting game about comparing decimals."},"flag":{"type":"flag","instructions":"Code a flag that represents comparing decimals."},"comic":{"type":"comic","instructions":"Code a comic about comparing decimals."},"newscast":{"type":"newscast","instructions":"Code a newscast about comparing decimals."},"meme":{"type":"meme","instructions":"Code a meme about comparing decimals."}}},{"type":"transcript","feature_id":"48881","name":"Movie Transcript","feature_name":"Transcript","alignments_description":"","alignment_guid":"","requires_flash":"","small_screen_compatible":"","url":"\/math\/numbersandoperations\/comparingdecimals\/transcript\/","icon":""},{"type":"transcript","feature_id":"49120","name":"Movie Transcript","feature_name":"Transcript","alignments_description":"","alignment_guid":"","requires_flash":"","small_screen_compatible":"","url":"\/math\/numbersandoperations\/comparingdecimals\/transcript\/","icon":""},{"type":"vocabulary","feature_id":"48885","name":"Vocabulary","feature_name":"Vocabulary","alignments_description":"","alignment_guid":"DE95D9E0-8F16-11ED-BA33-F08D7E42252B","requires_flash":"","small_screen_compatible":"Yes","url":"\/math\/numbersandoperations\/comparingdecimals\/vocabulary\/","icon":"\/assets\/images\/vocabulary_svg_icon.svg"},{"EntryID":"180","game":"true","name":"GameUp","url":"\/games\/game-finder\/?game_keyword=topic: Comparing Decimals&topic_id=a2b889e70fa005ee","type":"generic_game","requires_flash":"","small_screen_compatible":"","icon":"\/assets\/images\/gameup_svg_icon.svg","count":1}],"feature_promo":{"featured_1":{"title":"Make-a-Movie","type":"make_a_movie","image":"\/math\/numbersandoperations\/comparingdecimals\/302920.png","url":"\/math\/numbersandoperations\/comparingdecimals\/makeamovie","fallback":{"title":"Make-a-Map","type":"make_a_map","url":"\/make-a-map\/?topic=\/math\/numbersandoperations\/comparingdecimals\/","image":"\/assets\/images\/feature_promo_make-a-map_generic.png"}},"featured_2":{"title":"Creative Coding","type":"coding","image":"\/math\/numbersandoperations\/comparingdecimals\/302921.png","url":"\/math\/numbersandoperations\/comparingdecimals\/creativecoding"}},"themes":[],"alignment_guid":"9A2FAE66-8F16-11ED-8EC4-BFC4B2D0DA18"}
LOG IN
Please log in to access this feature.
Limited Student Access
This topic is not available for students in Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade and 12th Grade. Contact your administrator for guidance on teaching this topic.