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Building Blocks 4

Understanding the Patterns of Numbers in Exponential Form
Activity: Why the Laws?


Students are always remembering the Exponent Laws incorrectly.  It may be because they never saw the patterns in the first place, and have no basis of understanding for why the laws are true.

Implementing this activity.
You can use this as a remedial tool, or as a class activity to introduce or review the exponent laws.

I would have students work in pairs for this one, and definitely give them time to struggle a little bit with completing it.   The more they have time to look over and absorb the patterns, the more they "trust" in the math, and the more likely they will remember it.

Definitely spend time after to share what students have noticed.  Enjoy! :)

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  • Basics
    • Building Blocks 1 - Factoring
    • Building Blocks 2 - Factors & Multiples
    • Building Blocks 3 - Fractions, Decimals, Percents
    • Building Blocks 4 - Why Exponent Laws?
    • Building Blocks 5 - Perfect Squares and Square Roots
    • Building Blocks 6 - Multiplying and Dividing Fractions using Area Model
    • Building Blocks 7 - Adding Fractions
  • Algebra Basics
    • Multiples of x
    • Equivalent Rational Expressions
    • FOIL with and without Algebra
    • Linear Relationships
  • High School Curriculum
    • Basics - Proportional Reasoning
    • Arithmetic Sequences and Linear Functions
    • BC Teaching Notes
  • Applets and Video
    • Arithmetic Sequences
    • Introduction to Polynomial Functions
    • Intro to Graphing Quadratics
    • Translations of Quadratic Functions
    • Expansions and Compressions of Quadratic Functions
    • General and Vertex Forms & Algebra Tiles
    • Applications of Quadratic Functions
    • Review of Quadratics
  • Manipulatives
    • Sourcing Algebra Tiles
    • Alternative to Hands-On
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    • Videos and Songs
    • Publications and Teaching Notes
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