Update place value blocks design

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G. Tarun

November 10, 2022 10:23
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Hi Khan Academy! I love the visualisations in Math exercises, but place value blocks could use an update that displays the blocks more clearly. This is esp. for multiple 100-value blocks.

Seeing them all lumped together makes me miss one slice unless I zoom in and mark with the digital drawing pad. Of course that's part of the challenge, so retain this question - but please consider making a slightly clearer image for place values.

Rest of the place value content is fantastic: deep, rigorous, engaging, memorable.

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EmmaB

January 20, 2023 18:23

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I agree i remember when doing them the blocks are SUPER tiny and i had to zoom in to count them, but even then i struggled a bit. I think the middle of the squares should be white instead of the same color as the outside lines then it would be more clear to see, all of them stacked together though it took me a good few mins to count them all because they blend together too much, maybe have the square blocks a bit more overlapping instead of perfectly together.
Andrew

February 02, 2023 16:43
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Hi everyone,

Thank you for sharing your thoughts on how our place value block practices could be improved. I will be sure to pass this feedback along to the appropriate team so we can discuss it. As we grow and expand, we’re continuing to add new content and improve the existing one to offer a better education at Khan Academy. Investing more heavily in the content team is actually one of our major initiatives.

Warm regards,

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