Place Value with Base Ten Blocks (MAB / Dienes Blocks) Base 10 blocks are also called Dienes blocks, Multibase Arithmetic blocks (MAB blocks) or Place Value blocks.The four types of base ten blocks are named units, rods, flats and cubes. The unit cubes are worth 1, the long rods are worth 10, the flats are … Continue reading "Place Value with Base Ten Blocks (MAB / Dienes Blocks)"