Grade 8 Exponents

Introduction

Today's WebQuest will take Integrity, Doing your Best, and Responsibility. 

Follow the tabs in order and complete the tasks that it gives you. Good luck!

When you complete all of the tabs, you can try some of the games in the Credits tab.

 

Watch the video and then email your teacher the questions below.

https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/vtl07.math.number.exp.lilyescape/lily-pad-escape/#.WdcKTBNSzdQ

Reply to your teacher's email with your answers to the questions below.

1. How many times did the leaf multiply by itself?

2. If the lily pads were to double one more time, how many lily pads would they have?

Task

Watch the video below. Pay attention as to why a negative exponent means we put it under 1.

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/pre-algebra-exponents-radicals/pre-algebra-negative-exponents/v/negative-exponent-intuition

Process

Today we will look at something called Power of Powers.

What happens when we see (x²)³ ???? What does this even mean????

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/pre-algebra-exponents-radicals/pre-algebra-exponent-properties/v/products-and-exponents-raised-to-an-exponent-properties

 

When you finish the video, lets get some practice. Pick up your practice from the black bin.

Evaluation

Log into your account and complete the starred practice.

https://www.ixl.com/math/

 

 

Conclusion

In conclusion, when we have (x²)³... we just ask ourselves, "What does this mean mathematically?"

 

(x²)(x²)(x²) which = (x)(x)(x)(x)(x)(x)      OR    "x" to the power of 6

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