Spin a spinner, flip a coin or roll a die and watch two sets of bars: the chances the shapes predict, and the results you actually got. Ten spins prove nothing; a few hundred and the two are hard to tell apart.
Base-Ten Blocks & Regrouping
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
- 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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