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Base-Ten Blocks & Regrouping

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About this simulation

Build numbers with ones, tens and hundreds. Exchange groups, break blocks apart and explore regrouping without changing value.

What students can explore

  • Start with 15 ones and 5 tens. Exchange ten ones. What is the total before and after?
  • One ten equals ten ones; one hundred equals ten tens. Exchanges preserve value. Adding or removing blocks changes it. Drag or use the labelled buttons.

Learning objectives

  1. 1Start with 15 ones and 5 tens. Exchange ten ones. What is the total before and after?

Questions teachers ask

Start with 15 ones and 5 tens. Exchange ten ones. What is the total before and after?

Both representations equal 65: 50 + 15 = 60 + 5. Break a ten apart to reverse the exchange.

About the model

One ten equals ten ones; one hundred equals ten tens. Exchanges preserve value. Adding or removing blocks changes it. Drag or use the labelled buttons.

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