Numbers and Base-Ten Blocks (Part 1)

This lesson teaches how to represent multi-digit whole numbers using base 10 blocks. It explains the concept of place values, where ones are represented by individual units, tens by rods, hundreds by flats, and thousands by cubes. The video provides a practical example by representing the number 4189 using these blocks, demonstrating the process from right to left, starting with the ones place and moving to the thousands place.

What do we call a group of 10 units in base 10 blocks?

• Units

• Flats

• Cubes

• Rods

How many individual units are needed to represent the ones place in the number 4189?

• 1

• 4

• 9

• 8

In the number 4189, how many rods are used to represent the tens place?

• 9

• 4

• 1

• 8

What is used to represent the hundreds place in the number 4189?

• One flat

• Nine units

• Four cubes

• Eight rods

How many cubes are used to represent the thousands place in the number 4189?

• 9

• 4

• 8

• 1