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Exponents
The Basics
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Exponents
Example 1 Steps Example 2 Steps
exponent
exponent
3 2x2x2=8 4 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 = 16
base 2 The exponent tells how base 2 The exponent is 4, so
many times to multiply the multiply 2 by itself 4 times
base by itself

Q.1 Solve Q.2 Solve Q.3 Solve

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2 6 2
2 2
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Exponents
Example 1 Steps Example 2 Steps

2
3x3=9 3
3 x 3 x3 = 27
3 3

Q.1 Solve Q.2 Solve What do you notice about the pattern?
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Exponents: Solve
Q.1 Q.2 Q.3 Q.4

3 2 2 2
4 5 6 4

Describe your steps: Q.5 Q.6

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Exponents: Pictures
Example 1 Example 2 Example 3 Example 4

1 2 3
2 2 2 4
What would 2 look like?

Draw the picture for: Draw the picture for: Draw the picture for:

1 2 3
3 3 3
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Exponents: Base 10
3 4 5
2 10 means ten times What does 10 look Solve for 10. Show
10 means ten times
itself twice, or, itself three times, or, like? Show the steps your steps.
and solve.
10 x 10 = 100 10 x 10 x 10 = 1,000

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Solve 10 and show Solve 10 7 What do you notice about the pattern?
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Exponents: Base 20
3 4 5
2 20 means twenty What does 20 look Solve for 20. Show
20 means twenty
times itself twice, or, times itself three times, like? Show the steps your steps.
or, and solve.
20 x 20 = 400
20 x 20 x 20 = 8,000
400 x 20 = 8,000

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What do you notice about the pattern? How is Base 20 different from Base 10?
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Exponents: Solve
Q.1 Q.2 Q.3 Q. 4
3 2 3
23 = 3 = 4 = 5 =

Q.5 Q.6 Q.7

4 6 5
10 = 10 = 2 =
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Exponents: Solve
Q.1 Q.2 Q.3 Q. 4
4 3 4
25 = 3 = 4 = 4 =

Q.5 Q.6 Q.7

5 7 6
10 = 10 = 2 =
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Exponents: Find the missing exponent
Q.1 Q.2 Q.3 Q. 4

2 =8 3 = 27 4 = 64 3 = 81
2x2x2=8

Q.5 Q.6 Q.7

10 = 100 10 = 10,000 2 = 32
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Exponents: Find the missing exponent
Q.1 Q.2 Q.3 Q. 4

2 = 16 3 = 81 4 = 16 2 = 64
2 x 2 x 2 x 2 = 16

Q.5 Q.6 Q.7

10 = 1000 10 = 1,000,000 20 = 8,000

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Exponents: Solve
Q.1 4 2
Q.2 2 3
Q.3 2 3
Q. 4 3 5
2 +3 = 3 + 2 = 4 +3 = 2 +2 =

Q.5 Q.6 Q.7

2 3 4 3 2 3
10 + 10 = 10 + 10 = 20 + 20 =
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Exponents: Solve
Q.1 4 2
Q.2 2 3
Q.3 3 2
Q. 4 5 3
2 - 3 = 3 - 2 = 4 -3 = 2 -2 =

Q.5 Q.6 Q.7

3 2 4 3 3 2
10 - 10 = 10 - 10 = 20 - 20 =
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Exponents
The Challenge
 Exponents
Gr. 6 Math Challenge

Big Idea: Learning how to use exponents by designing games.

Design Challenge: When you create a video game, you need to manage the player’s
points, levels, lives, energy, time usage, which baddies or bosses they are fighting, what rewards they
are receiving etc, as the player moves from one level to the next.

“How can you create a video game storyboard that correctly demonstrates how to solve exponents?”
Instructions
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You are learning how to use exponents. 3 = 3x3x3 = 27.

Create a storyboard for a video game that uses exponents to manage how the player advances through
the game.

Example: Level 1: You want the player to get exponentially bigger each time they touch the growth gem.
They can touch this gem a maximum of three times to grow their character. You will use the expressions
2 3 4
2 2 2 for each time the player clicks on the growth gem to grow the players size exponentially. Use
the Picture box in the game storyboard to draw all the parts of this level. Use the math involved box in the
game storyboard to correctly demonstrate how you are using exponents for this level. Use the Math
Mastery box in the game storyboard to do 4 sample exponent questions to demonstrate you have
mastered this skill.
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Understand
● How do you solve exponents?
● How will you learn how to do this skill?
How can you use the practice page to
show you have learned this skill?
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Q.1 Q.2 Q.3 Q.4

Describe your steps: Q.5 Q.6

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Understand
● What are the elements of a good video ______________________________________
game? What things should you have in ______________________________________
your game? ______________________________________
● What is a storyboard? ______________________________________
● What things should you have in a ______________________________________
storyboard? ______________________________________
● What is a boss? ______________________________________
● What is a baddie? ______________________________________
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Empathize
● Why will the user want to play your game?
● What does your teacher want to see in
your game storyboard?
● What will the user get out of playing your
game? (fun, learn something etc…)
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Define
● What specifics do you need to focus on to
complete your project?
● What will you consider a success?
● How will you embed the math skills into
the design of your game?
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Ideate
● What are the different ways you can design your game? _____________________________
● How will you embed the math into your game? _____________________________
● Use the Ideate templates to come up with two to four _____________________________
different ways to design your game. _____________________________
● Sample Idea 1: The player has to correctly answer a math _____________________________
question to defeat the baddie for that level. (what is 4 _____________________________
3
?) _____________________________
● Sample Idea 2: The math is involved in designing the _____________________________
game. Example: to challenge the boss at the end of the _____________________________
level the player must grow in size. Each time the player _____________________________
touches a gem, the player grows exponentially. _____________________________
2 3 4
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2 2 2 and then the gem disappears. _____________________________
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Idea 1
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Idea 3
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Prototype
● Choose your one best idea from the Ideate ______________________________________
phase and create it using the game ______________________________________
storyboards. ______________________________________
● Why did you choose this version over ______________________________________
others? What do you like about this ______________________________________
version? ______________________________________
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Good Guys Bad Guys Objects/Rewards/Challenges

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Level:_Sample____ The Math Involved Description
First you ……..

4
2 =

Proof of Mastery

4
3
3 = 4 =
Description: the player has to grow exponentially
to fight the boss. Each time the player touches a
gem, the player grows exponentially. After three 5 4
touches the gem disappears. 3 = 5 =
2 3 4
2 cm 2 cm 2 cm (player is 2 cm tall to start)
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Rubric (Formative Assessment)

Beginning Developing Meeting Exceeding

Prototype Little or no Prototyping Prototyping In addition to

prototyping provides partial provides a “Meeting”,
accomplished. solution for a solution for user prototypes are
user’s needs. needs including tested in a
Little or no various prototypes thorough,
iteration. given in detail. engaging manner.
Rubric (Summative Assessment)

Beginning Developing Meeting Exceeding

Demonstrates Shows limited Shows some Correctly applies Applies accurate

correct use of understanding of understanding of understanding of and deep
exponents. exponents. exponents in exponents in understanding of
solving their design solving their design exponents to
challenge. challenge. effectively solve
their design
challenge.