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Cool Math

Coolmath: Intro to Exponents Exponents Rule #1

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This prealgebra lesson explains the first rule of exponents.
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Other

Brown Math: It's the Law the Laws of Exponents

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Step-by-step explanations of the exponent laws including rules for combining powers and roots. Includes practice exercises.
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Unit Plan
Purple Math

Purplemath: Simplifying Expressions With Exponents

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A detailed look at how to simplify expressions with exponents and how to apply the rules for exponents. Lots of examples included. The third page provides an interactive widget to use for simplifying expressions with exponents.
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Article
Understanding Algebra

Understanding Algebra: Positive Integer Exponents

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a simplified explanation about exponents along with a few rules for combining numbers with exponents.
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Handout
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Exponent Laws

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
View a list of laws governing exponents, including special cases. Provides formulas, visuals, references, and citation information.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Exponents Rule

For Teachers 6th - 8th
During this lesson, eighth grade learners will be introduced to the properties of integer exponents (i.e. multiplying powers, dividing powers, raising a power to a power). The students will view a slideshow presentation that will...
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Other

Nearpod: Exponent Rules: Improper Fraction & Mixed Number Conversions

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
In this lesson on improper fractions and mixed numbers, young scholars will learn how to convert between improper fractions and mixed numbers using visual models and the standard algorithm.
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Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Power to a Power

For Students 9th - 10th
Use these examples to learn the power to a power exponent rule. The steps are easy to follow and will help students remember the laws of exponents.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Exponents and Division

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity will introduce the exponent and division rule, the zero exponent rule, and the negative exponent rule. Students will make a human fraction to discover the division rule for exponents. The lesson will also introduce various...
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Fractional Exponents

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Sophia: Fractional Exponents is a resource that uses different learning supports to teach concepts to students such as; fractional exponent, roots and fractional exponents, converting, multiplying, and dividing fractional exponents.
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Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: Skill in Algebra: Negative Exponents

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a site that clearly and thoroughly explains many topics involving negative exponents, including the power of a quotient rule, the quotient of two powers rule, the definition of a negative exponent, and scientific notation. There...
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eBook
Math Planet

Math Planet: Exponents and Exponential Functions: Properties of Exponents

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explains the properties of exponents. Includes a short video. [1:56]
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Negative Exponents

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students simplify exponential expressions that involve negative powers. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional...
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PBS

Pbs: Equivalent Expressions Using Exponents

For Students 6th - 8th
Apply your critical thinking skills to learn about multiplication and division of exponents. This interactive exercise focuses on positive and negative exponents and combining exponents in an effort to get you to recognize patterns and...
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Activity
Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: Topics in Pre Calculus: The Formal Rules of Algebra

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a site that clearly and thoroughly explains all the rules of algebra from commutative and associative rules through rules for exponents and logarithms. A great review of the important rules from Algebra I and Algebra II! Point...
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Help Algebra

Help algebra.com: Exponents

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Along with the definition of an exponent, this site also presents the properties of exponents. Several examples are used to demonstrate the properties. A summary of the laws of exponents is included for quick reference.
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Activity
Wyzant

Wyzant: Exponents

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Review the concept of exponents and what it means to take a number "to a power." This is a good resource for a beginning unit on exponents. An online practice worksheet is available.
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Math.com

Math.com: The Basics of Algebra: Exponents

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Students learn about the laws of exponents through this algebra resource. A learning tutorial and practice problems to check for comprehension of the math concepts are included.
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University of Waterloo (Canada)

Wired Math: Exponents [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The mathematics resource assesses students on number sense and numeration. The activity includes solving problems using the rules of exponents. The worksheet has problems, challenge activities, and an extension activity.
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Unit Plan
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Exponents (Powers)

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of lessons, practice activities, and a teacher resource for reviewing exponents and the various rules associated with them.
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eBook
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Homework Help Independent Practice: Properties of Exponents

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Get independent practice working with the properties of exponents. Each incorrect response gets a text box explanation and another try. Correct responses are confirmed.
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Handout
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Fractional Exponents

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Oswego City School District provides the rules for working with fractional (rational) exponents.
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Unit Plan
Texas A&M University

Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: Beginning Algebra: Exponents

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A tutorial with many step-by-step examples on the laws of exponents. Explains the rationale for the rules, and gives practice exercises complete with answers and discussions.
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Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc: Indices (Exponents)

For Students 9th - 10th
The BBC (Scotland) offers a tutorial on the laws of indices (exponents). Examples and a practice test are included.

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