Activity: Base-Ten Blocks

1. M2303-F13 Week 2.2 Activity: Base-Ten Blocks 1 Cube 1 Long 1 Flap 1 Block

2. M2303-F13 Week 2.2 Base-Ten Blocks • How many longs are there in a block? • A hundred • A thousand • A tenth • A hundredth • A thousandth 1 Long 1 Block

3. M2303-F13 Week 2.2 Base-Ten Blocks • 2. How many flaps are there in a long? • A hundred • A thousand • A tenth • A hundredth • A thousandth 1 Long 1 Flap

4. M2303-F13 Week 2.2 Base-Ten Blocks • 3. If a block stands for “1”. What is the decimal notation for the collection of 3 longs? • 30 • 0.3 • 0.03 • 0.003 • None of the above Block = 1 3 Longs = ?

5. M2303-F13 Week 2.2 Base-Ten Blocks If a block stands for “1”. What is the decimal notation for the collection below? • 145 • 541 • 1.45 • 5.41 • None of the above Block = 1

6. M2303-F13 Week 2.2 Base-Ten Blocks 5. If a long stands for “1”. What is the decimal notation for the collection below? • 0.216 • 2.16 • 21.6 • 201.6 • None of the above Long = 1

7. M2303-F13 Week 2.2 Base-Ten Blocks 6. How many tens are there in 467? • 6 • 10 • 46 • 67 • None of the above

8. M2303-F13 Week 2.2 Activity 1E: Decimals as Length

9. M2303-F13 Week 2.2 Activity 1E: Decimals as Length Represent the following decimals as lengths by placing appropriate strips end-to-end without gaps or overlaps. In each case, draw a rough sketch (which need not be to scale) to show how you represented the decimal as a length. 1.234 0.605 1.07 1.007 0.0890

10. M2303-F13 Week 2.2

11. M2303-F13 Week 2.2 Activity 1F: Zooming In on Number Lines

12. M2303-F13 Week 2.2 Why does the labeling on the next number line not fit with the structure of the decimal system?

13. M2303-F13 Week 2.2 Activity 1F: Zooming In on Number Lines