The Caretaker's Dilemma (Place Value)

Stresses the convenience and efficiency of the number system through an animated story about a make-believe time in which numbers had names like "Marion" or "George." Explains that, since there was no system and people couldn't keep their numbers in order, they enlisted the help of a caretaker. Records how the numbers rebelled and the system broke down and depicts how the clever caretaker invented ten symbols and a place-value system which made the expression of any number possible and greatly simplified addition., A story about problems humans might have had before they developed a satisfactory numeration system. Shows how the caretaker invented ten symbols and a place-value system making the expression of any number possible.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.