Exploring Decimals with Base Ten Blocks

The video tutorial introduces base 10 blocks and redefines their traditional values. It explains how to represent tenths, hundredths, and thousandths using these blocks. The tutorial also covers decimal representation, regrouping, and reading decimal numbers. Finally, it demonstrates how to model decimal numbers with base 10 blocks.

What is the new perspective on the smallest cube in base 10 blocks?

• It is called a hundredth.

• It is called a one.

• It is called a tenth.

• It is called a thousandth.

If the smallest cube is considered 'one', what is the value of a flat?

• One-thousandth

• One-hundredth

• One

• One-tenth

How many rods are needed to make one flat?

• 1

• 10

• 100

• 1000

What is the decimal representation of 1/10?

• 0.001

• 1.0

• 0.1

• 0.01

How would you represent 5 out of 100 as a decimal?

• 0.5

• 0.05

• 0.005

• 5.0

What is the value of the second spot after the decimal point?

• Ones

• Thousandths

• Hundredths

• Tenths

How do you read the number 2.325 using base 10 blocks?

• Two wholes and three hundredths, two thousandths, five tenths

• Two wholes and three hundredths, two tenths, five thousandths

• Two wholes and three tenths, two thousandths, five hundredths

• Two wholes and three tenths, two hundredths, five thousandths

What happens when you have 10 of one piece in base 10 blocks?

• They are split into smaller pieces.

• They are discarded.

• They are converted to the next higher piece.

• They remain the same.

How many flats are there if you regroup 10 rods?

• 1

• 100

• 0

• 10

What is the first step in modeling a decimal number like 1.42?

• Write the number in words.

• Draw the blocks randomly.

• Underline the place values.

• Count the blocks.