Summary
Math Antics introduces exponents as a short way to write repeated multiplication. A clear, animated 10-minute lesson you can drop straight into a grade 6 math block -- pause-friendly, with worked examples on screen.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
A few questions to talk through after watching “Intro to Exponents.”
- What does an exponent tell you to do?
- How is 2 cubed different from 2 x 3?
- What does it mean to square a number?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: exponent, base, power, squared, repeated multiplication.
Try it: Write 2 x 2 x 2 with an exponent and find its value.