Use the City Population Data Reference to complete all parts of this performance task. You will: 1) Write numbers in expanded form and word form 2) Explain place value (ten-times relationship) 3) Compare and order populations 4) Round populations and write a short news-style summary
Albany, GA:
Savannah, GA:
Augusta, GA:
Columbus, GA:
Athens, GA:
Albany, GA has a population of
Write the population in expanded form.
Write the population in word form.
Savannah, GA has a population of
Write the population in expanded form.
Write the population in word form.
Augusta, GA has a population of
Write the population in expanded form.
Write the population in word form.
Columbus, GA has a population of
Write the population in expanded form.
Write the population in word form.
Athens, GA has a population of
Write the population in expanded form.
Write the population in word form.
The population of Albany, GA is 75,132 and the population of Athens, GA is 127,315.
Compare the value of the 7 in Albany's population to the value of the 7 in Athens' population.
Write an equation to show the ten-times relationship between the 7 in Albany's population and the 7 in Athens' population.
City Populations
Albany, GA:
Savannah, GA:
Augusta, GA:
Columbus, GA:
Athens, GA:
Drag to order all five cities from least to greatest population.
Augusta - 202,081
Athens - 127,315
Albany - 75,132
Savannah - 147,780
Columbus - 206,922
Write an explanation of how you determined which population was the greatest.
Albany's population (
Savannah's population (
Augusta's population (
Columbus' population (
Athens' population (127,315) will round to when rounding to the nearest ten-thousand and when rounding to the nearest thousand.
Athens' population (127,315) increased by
What would be the new population?
How does this connect to what you know about place value relationships?