Teaching Exponents Math

Perform arithmetic operations including those involving whole number exponents in the conventional order when there are no parentheses to specify a particular order order of operations.

Teaching exponents math. These three properties of exponents mazes are a great way to. 35 3 3 3 3 3 243. Use an activity after the notes before giving a worksheet for homework. Stations split your students into groups that will rotate through three learning stations.

Here are the two anchor charts we made and the students also put. Start with the basics vocabulary and concept. For example 10 3 is the same as 1 10 10 10 or 001. Each of these activities can be used for a different purpose.

There are ideas for introducing properties and rules of exponents the dreaded negative exponents and multiplying and dividing exponents. Distribute the exponents doodle notes worksheet. Leilaizarte when you have a positive exponent you are multiplying the base number by itself for as many times as the exponent indicates. This activity is aligned with the 6th grade math common core standards.

Similarly a negative exponent indicates how many times you must divide by that number. I have an accelerated 5th grade group so we needed to cover 5th and 6th grade standards on exponents. An exponent is a way of expressing repeated multiplication. We have been busy in math working on exponents.

At each station they. Students will match each puzzle piece to represent exponents in exponential form and expanded form. 10 activities to help students practice properties of exponents the list of ideas. Properties of exponents mazes.

It represents the number that gets multiplied. Exponent matching puzzle activitythis matching activity is a great math center to practice powers and exponents. The first number is referred to as the base. The second smaller number is the exponent.

When i teach laws of exponents in algebra i love using activities and interactive notebook foldables. It represents the number of times the base is multiplied by itself. We haven t quite gotten to evaluating expressions with them yet but they are exponent pros now.