Unit 2 Powers and Exponent Laws

Name: ______________________

By the end of this unit I should:

 Know what the base, exponent and power is. Be able to write a power as repeated

multiplication and vice versa.

 Know that “squared” is referred to a base with exponent 2 and can be modelled

using the area of a square.

 Know that “ cubed” is referred to a based with exponent 3 and can be modelled

using the volume of a cube.

 Be able to change a power of 10 to standard form ( the regular #) and vice versa.

 2  , 24 ,  24 
4

 Know the difference between .

 Know that any base to the exponent zero equals one.

 Know the difference between 4 and  4 .

0 0

 Be able to follow order of operations to evaluate expressions with powers.

 Know the laws of exponents below and be able to evaluate expressions.

 Be able to express answers as a single power using the law of exponents.

Ex. 7  7  7
5 12 17

 Be able to recognize the error and fix the mistake to get the right answer in a
question.
 Note: pages 86 - 90 are good practice. Check answers in back of book.

And remember to keep organized:

✓   A new page should start each lesson and is to be labeled at the top with the topic and
date.

✓   Handouts should be placed in your binder and labeled with the date.

✓   Homework, foldables, journals etc. will be compiled into your portfolio.