Strengthen your classes' understanding of an exponent before tackling its properties. A quick video lesson reviews the role of an exponent by rewriting expressions with repeated multiplication. Learners watch as the instructor explains several examples, including some requiring parentheses and others that do not.

Concepts

exponents, multiplication exponents, integer exponents

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Follow the lesson with specific examples to check for understanding
• Have pupils create examples for each other to write as exponential expressions

Classroom Considerations

• Requires an introductory understanding of the role of an exponent

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Focuses on examples that show common mistakes
• Includes examples with both numbers and variables

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.8.2 SL.9-10.2 RST.6-8.7 RST.9-10.7