Zero the Hero saves the day - understand place value

Join Max on a road trip as he notices numbers all over the place. In this video we learn about digits and place value. We introduce base ten blocks and use hundred plates, ten sticks and unit cubes to represent larger numbers. Students finally meet Zero the Hero. Beep beep, let's get to work!

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Understand that the three digits of a three-digit number represent amounts of hundreds, tens, and ones; e.g., 706 equals 7 hundreds, 0 tens, and 6 ones. Understand the following as special cases:

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100 can be thought of as a bundle of ten tens — called a "hundred."

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The numbers 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900 refer to one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, or nine hundreds (and 0 tens and 0 ones).

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Understand that the two digits of a two-digit number represent amounts of tens and ones. Understand the following as special cases:

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The numbers 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 refer to one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, or nine tens (and 0 ones).

Zero the Hero saves the day - understand place value

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