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Dustbugs and Parsnips

Programme Outline

Place value in 3-digit numbers

Amber and Sam try out their driving skills in Dustbugs, which are off-road space cars. They make patterns in the sand, and when they look from above, discover they have written 108. When they look again from another direction they realise it can also read 801. Back at base Sam tries to order his favourite foods from the Snackelizer by keying in 3-digit numbers. When he keys in the wrong sequence he receives horrible, mashed parsnips rather than the chips he wanted.