Printable Powers of Ten Worksheets
Printable powers of ten worksheets for 5th grade, with an answer key on every sheet. The sets below cover 3 different skills, so you can start where your child actually is. Available as format 1, format 3, and format 2.
Targeted Practice by Skill
About Powers of Ten
What this skill is
Powers of ten expresses multiples of 10 using exponent notation (10^1=10, 10^2=100, 10^3=1,000), linking exponents directly to decimal point shift counts.
When children learn it
Powers of ten are taught in 5th grade, aligned to 5.NBT.A.2.
Teaching Tips
- Notice that exponent number equals exact count of trailing zeros (10^3 = 1,000 -> 3 zeros).
- Shift decimal point right for multiplication, left for division.
Common Mistakes
- Writing wrong number of trailing zeros (thinking 10^3 has 4 zeros).
- Shifting decimal points in wrong direction when multiplying or dividing by powers of 10.