Ten Times Power Worksheets
Lab Station 01 // Foundations CCSS.4.NBT.A.1 Bridge
Digit Lab: Bundling Power
Discover how smaller units combine to build bigger powers of ten!
PILOT NAME:
DATE:
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The 10-to-1 Rule
When we collect 10 single Ones, they lock together to form 1 Ten rod. Ten ones cannot stay loose—they bundle into a new power!
CHALLENGE 01 Count and circle groups of 10
Circle exactly ten individual unit cubes to create a "Bundle of 10".
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
How many Ones did you start with?
How many Tens did you build?
CHALLENGE 02 Complete the bundle machine
Write the numbers to complete the true statements.
A
10 Ones =
Ten
B
20 Ones =
Tens
C
50 Ones =
Tens
UNIT: PLACE VALUE POWER PAGE 1 OF 4
Lab Station 02 // Scale & Growth CCSS.4.NBT.A.1 Bridge
Digit Lab: The 10x Grow Machine
See how every jump to the left makes our numbers 10 times larger!
PILOT NAME:
DATE:
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What is "10 Times Greater"?
A single Ten rod is exactly 10 times the size of a single One block. Think of a giant machine stretching a block to be 10 times taller!
VISUAL PROOF
Original Size (Ones)
1
1 Cube
10 Times Greater (Tens)
10 Cubes (1 Rod)
10X COMPARISON PROBLEMS
Solve each lab problem by looking at the scale of 10.
Problem A: Let's scale up 3 ones.
What is 10 times greater than 3 Ones?
(Hint: It's 3 Ten-Rods!)
Problem B: Let's scale up 7 ones.
What is 10 times greater than 7 Ones?
(Hint: It's 7 Ten-Rods!)
Problem C: Think about the inverse.
How many times greater is 40 than 4?
times greater
UNIT: PLACE VALUE POWER PAGE 2 OF 4
Lab Station 03 // Composition CCSS.4.NBT.A.1 Bridge
Digit Lab: Number Assembler
Compose and decompose whole numbers using your new 10x bundling power!
PILOT NAME:
DATE:
ASSEMBLY TASK 1 Count and compose the total
Look at the base-ten models. Write the number of Tens, Ones, and the Total.
TENS:
ONES:
TOTAL:
ASSEMBLY TASK 2 Decompose the structures
Break down these 2-digit numbers into their Ten and One components.
45 =
Tens +
Ones
82 =
Tens +
Ones
90 =
Tens +
Ones
UNIT: PLACE VALUE POWER PAGE 3 OF 4
Lab Station 04 // Scale & Distance CCSS.4.NBT.A.1 Bridge
Digit Lab: Ten-Step Runway
Fly across the runway by skip counting! Feel the power of tens!
PILOT NAME:
DATE:
WARM-UP RUNWAY Skip count by 10s to fill the blanks
The power engines need fuel. Write the missing numbers on the run.
10 20
40
60
INTERACTIVE RUNWAY Skip counting lines
Write the correct values inside the empty cockpit shields above the points.
30 40
?
60 70
50
?
70 80
?
UNIT: PLACE VALUE POWER PAGE 4 OF 4
Ten Times Power Teacher Guide
Instructional Protocol // Lead Guide CCSS.4.NBT.A.1 Specialized Scaffolding
Ten Times Power Teacher Guide
Bridging 1st-Grade Base-Ten Mechanics to 4th-Grade Relative Scale
The Developmental Gap Bridge
Where Student is (1st Grade)
Understands counts up to 100 on a rote level. Can count physical objects. May struggle to see a "ten-rod" as a single unit; often views it as just 10 separate ones stacked.
Standard Expectation (4th Grade)
Must recognize that a digit in one place represents 10 times what it represents in the place to its right. Needs multiplicative place-value logic.
Scaffolded Delivery Sequence
PHASE 1
The Power of Bundling (Page 1)
Focus on the actual physical transition of 10 individual ones locking together to become 1 ten. Do not rely on drawings alone first; have students snap cubes together to physically model the "locking" mechanism.
PHASE 2
The 10x Grow Scale (Page 2)
Introduce "10 times greater" not as an equation, but as a physical scale. Compare a tiny 1-cube alongside a long 10-rod. Teach students to say: "The rod is ten times greater than the cube."
PHASE 3
Decomposing to 100 (Pages 3 & 4)
Decompose 2-digit numbers specifically as "tens" and "ones". Skip count on a number line by 10s to see how each step of 10 matches the length of a ten-rod. Reinforce scale and distance visually.
Age-Appropriate Differentiated Language
Because 4th-grade students with 1st-grade skills can feel alienated by childish graphics, use "Pilot & Flight Engineering" terminology. Instead of "bunnies jumping on the line," say "piloting fuel engines" and "measuring runway speed." This honors their emotional maturity while meeting their concrete academic needs.
TEACHER COMPANION RESOURCE PAGE 1 OF 2
Solutions Protocol // Verification CCSS.4.NBT.A.1 Solutions
Answer Keys & Key Targets
Verification protocols and correct entries for the Digit Lab packet.
PAGE 1 // BUNDLING POWER
- Challenge 1 - Start Ones: 10
- Challenge 1 - Built Tens: 1
- Challenge 2 - A: 1
- Challenge 2 - B: 2
- Challenge 2 - C: 5
PAGE 2 // 10X GROW MACHINE
- Problem A (10x of 3 Ones): 30
- Problem B (10x of 7 Ones): 70
- Problem C (40 vs 4): 10
PAGE 3 // NUMBER ASSEMBLER
- Task 1 - TENS count: 3
- Task 1 - ONES count: 4
- Task 1 - TOTAL: 34
- Task 2 - 45 Decomposed: 4 Tens + 5 Ones
