Understanding Place Value

This video tutorial explains the concept of place value, emphasizing the base 10 system. It illustrates how digits have different values based on their position within a number. The tutorial uses examples and base 10 blocks to demonstrate how 10 ones make a ten, 10 tens make a hundred, and 10 hundreds make a thousand. It addresses common misconceptions, such as the incorrect belief that 100 hundreds make a thousand. The video also provides practical exercises for grouping numbers using blocks, reinforcing the understanding of place value.

What is place value and why is it important in understanding numbers?

Explain the relationship between the digits in the number 744.

How many ones make a ten?

What does it mean when we say our place value system is base 10?

How many hundreds are needed to make 1,000?

Describe the process of trading in blocks to represent numbers.

What is the significance of the zero in the hundreds place when representing the number 1,023?