Grade 6

Learning Packet 5
Exponents and
Exponential Notation
 Lesson Objectives

1
describe the exponent
and the base in a number
expressed in exponential
notation
 Lesson Objectives
2
give the value of
numbers expressed in
exponential notation
 Mystery Box ?

Find the product of the following.

1) 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 = 81 4) 5 x 5 x 5 = 125

2) 4 x 4 x 4 = 64 5) 8 x 8 = 64

3) 7 x 7 x 7 = 343
Vocabulary Bank

breed
- mate and make off spring
 Math Tale
Pet Prize Puzzle

On his way home, Ryan saw a

raffle poster in front of Mang
Henry’s Pet Shop. According to
the poster, if you get the
correct answer to the given
problem, you would get a chance
to win two pet rabbits. Ryan
wanted to join the raffle. Can
you help him figure out the
answer?
 Unit 2 Lesson 7

Exponents and
Exponential Notation
Lesson
Proper
 Let’s Explore
In an exponential notation,
The base is the factor that is multiplied to itself
repeatedly.

The exponent is the number of times that the

factor is repeated.

The power is the product of repeated factors.

 Let’s Explore
Example:

exponent

5
base 2 = 32 power
 Let’s Explore
Ryan asked a pet shop owner
about how quickly the hamsters
reproduce. The pet shop owner
told him that hamsters can triple
their number every month. if
there were three hamsters at
the start, how many would there
be in 5 months? Write the
answer in exponential form.
 Let’s Explore
Summarize the data in a table.
Month Number of hamsters
1 3 3
2 3x3 9
3 3x3x3 27
4 3x3x3x3 81
5 3x3x3x3x3 243
5
3 =243
 Let’s Explore

Since the number of hamsters

triples, this means that the
base should be 3. Since they
triple every month, then there
will be hamsters after 5
months.
 Let’s Explore
Ryan went home and read about
other animals that reproduce quickly.
He read in an encyclopedia that mice
could multiply as much as five times
of their population every month.
Assuming there were five mice in the
first month, create a table detailing
the number of mice for each month
in the first five months. Express
your answers in exponential notation.
 Let’s Explore
Summarize the data in a table.
Month Number of mice
1 5 5
2 5x5 25
3 5x5x5 125
4 5x5x5x5 625
5 5x5x5x5x5 3125
5
5 =3125
 Let’s Explore

Therefore, there are 3 125

mice after five months.
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 Math Tale
Pet Prize Puzzle

On his way home, Ryan saw a

raffle poster in front of Mang
Henry’s Pet Shop. According to
the poster, if you get the
correct answer to the given
problem, you would get a chance
to win two pet rabbits. Ryan
wanted to join the raffle. Can
you help him figure out the
answer?
 Let’s Explore
Summarize the data in a table.
Month Number of mice
1 2 2
2 2x2 4
3 2x2x2 8
4 2x2x2x2 16
5 2x2x2x2x2 32
 Let’s Explore
The number of rabbits after 9 months can be
written in exponential notation. We only need
to determine the base and the exponent.
According to the poster, the number of
rabbits doubles. This means that the base
should be 2. Since they double every
month, then there will be = 512 rabbits
after 9 months.
 Checkpoint #1
 Read and solve the problem carefully.
 Show your solution on the space provided.

Ryan asked the pet shop owner about how

quicky the hamsters reproduce. The pet
shop owner told him that hamsters can triple
their number every month. if there were
three hamsters at the start, how many would
there be in 2 years? Write the answer in
exponential form.
 Checkpoint #1
 Read and solve the problem carefully.
 Show your solution on the space provided.

Ryan asked the pet shop owner about how

quicky the hamsters reproduce. The pet
shop owner told him that hamsters can triple
their number every month. if there were
three hamsters at the start, how many would
there be in 2 years? Write the answer in
exponential form. 𝟐𝟒
𝟑 𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔
Checkpoint #2
 Summary

The base is the factor that is multiplied to itself

repeatedly. The exponent is the number of times
that the factor is repeated. The power is the
product of repeated factors.
 Fun Fact

The examples given here are

simplified. In truth, there are a lot
of other factors that affect the
reproduction rate of a population of
animals, such as the ratio of males
to females, the death rate, and the
food supply. It is true however that
rabbits can reproduce very quickly.
 Grade 6
Learning Packet 5
Exponents and
Exponential Notation
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