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Introduction to Exponents
Problem solve using exponents. Pupils read One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale and write powers to represent amounts from the story.They compare actual solutions to their predictions and play a game to practice using exponents.
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Multiplying Exponents vs. Powers of Powers
Use the power of a power property to solve exponential functions. The lesson plan refers to differentiating between multiplying or adding exponents to find the value, and how to find the product of a power of a power.
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Introducing the Concept: Exponents and Powers of Ten
Fifth and sixth graders gain information about the powers of ten and exponents. They participate in a teacher demonstration of how using the powers of ten helps learn the place value chart. Pupils create their own place value chart.
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Exponents
Students recognize the proper use of exponents in mathematical expressions. They calculate expressions with the intention of comprehension of the principle of repeated factors can be expressed as powers.
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Exponents
Powered up! Here's a great resource on exponents. Scholars build on their previous understanding of exponents to include all positive real number bases. Distinguishing between an and a^n is a major goal in the fifth lesson of a 36-part...
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Exponents and Radicals
What is that fraction doing as an exponent? Fun math games prompt learners to practice evaluating radical expressions and expressions containing rational exponents, both in groups and individually.
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Grade 5 Math Module 1, Topic A, Lesson 4
Convert with exponents. The fourth activity in a series of 18 uses powers of 10 to convert within the metric system. Scholars use their fourth grade knowledge of conversions to write and use the conversion factors containing exponents....
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Exponents: Expanding
In this exponent worksheet, students expand and calculate exponents. There are 7 questions that have multiple parts and also cover substitution and the order of operations.
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Exponents And Monomials
Students practice different skills of mathematics used when working with exponents. The instructional activity has examples that can be used during direct instruction. They complete an exercise on a worksheet before advancing to a new...
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Perfecting Squares
Here's a perfect way to introduce perfect squares. Individuals color in the diagonals of squares and record observations about patterns. They connect their diagrams to exponents of two and perfect squares.
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Periods, Places, and Powers of Ten, OH MY!
Students label a chart that includes place value periods (units, thousands,
millions, billions), places, and examples of each place value in powers of ten. They then show knowledge of how place value relates to power of ten by reading 8...
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Multiplying and Dividing Decimals
Division with decimals is explained using prior knowledge of powers of 10 and how to convert both sides of a division problem using this knowledge. The class works together through reading and setting up an equation for a word problem....
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Writing and Evaluating Expressions—Exponents
Bring your young mathematicians into the fold. Scholars conduct an activity folding paper to see the relationship between the number of folds and the number of resulting layers in the 23rd installment of a 36-part module. The results of...
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Finding Prime
Fifth and sixth graders explore prime numbers. They work with a partner to build rectangular arrays using twelve tiles. Factor pairs are noted and recorded on graph paper. Pupils construct rectangular arrays with a prime number and...
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Exponents
Sixth graders explore mathematics by participating in a SMART Board activity. In this exponents lesson, 6th graders identify the different exponential powers of a number and discuss how the power of the number accumulates. Students...
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Powers of 10
Students explore universe, and examine how big it really is and how scientists measure the distances or sizes of things by estimating sizes of different objects and reading and writing numbers in scientific notations.
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Transportation Math
Students explore the concept of exponents. In this exponents lesson, students evaluate various bases to powers. The bases to a given power are in the context of miles driven, stops on a route, and minutes spent in route. Students read...
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Measurement
Fifth graders complete measurement problems where they use powers of ten, read metric measurement tools, estimate measurements, and more. For this measurement lesson plan, 5th graders complete 10 problems.
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Bone Density Math and Logarithm Introduction
What do logarithms have to do with bone density? Scholars learn that the equation for bone density includes logarithms. The majority of the third lesson plan of seven is devoted to logarithms and their properties.
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Richter Scale
The 12th lesson in a series of 20 opens with a demonstration of exponential functions using pasta. This concept is connected to the Richter Scale, which is also an exponential function. Scholars compare the exponential scale that...
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e, pi, and Exponential Functions
Students investigate e, pi and exponents. For this calculus lesson, students define constants and non-constants using, pi, e and exponents as an example. They use the TI to work the problems in this lesson.
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Polynomials in The Magical World of Numbers
Learners identify and describe polynomials and their elements, discuss simple parts that make up equations, inequalities, and exponents, take notes on definitions of terms and their types, including monomials, binomials, and trinomials,...
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Living in Base Ten
Middle schoolers explore scientific notation and the structure of the metric system. In this middle school mathematics instructional activity, students read How Much is a Million? by David M. Schwartz to introduce middle schoolers to...
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MS Math Order of Operations
Seventh graders create a mnemonic device which correctly represents the order of operations. They simplify expressions by correctly following the order of operations. Students use PEMDAS-parentheses, exponents, multiplication,...