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Activity
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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Activity
Stefan Warner and Steven R. Costenoble

Finite Mathematics & Applied Calculus: Derivatives of Powers, Sums, and Constant Multiples

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn how to compute the derivative using the power, sums, and constant multiples rules. Topics include differential notation and negative exponents. The tutorial explores the calculus concepts through notes and examples.
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Activity
Interactive Mathematics

Interactive Mathematics: Powers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The laws of exponents are presented in a simple chart along with an example of how to determine like terms.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Exponent of a Quotient

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Simplify expressions that involve exponential quotients being raised to a higher power.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Multiply and Divide Powers (Integer Exponents)

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
In this exercise, students practice using exponent rules to evaluate expressions. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get hints and try questions repeatedly, or to review the concepts in a video.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Powers of Powers

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
Rewrite powers of powers into equivalent expressions. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video, or get hints.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Divide Powers

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
Rewrite quotients of powers with the same base. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video, or get hints.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Powers of Products and Quotients

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
Rewrite powers of products and quotients. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly and to watch a video or get hints.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Powers of Products and Quotients (Structured Practice)

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
Rewrite expressions that involve powers of products and quotients. Expressions are in ascending order of difficulty. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly and to watch a video or get hints.
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Wyzant

Wyzant: Variables of Exponents

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The Power of a Power law is demonstrated by WyzAnt with several examples using numbers and variables. An online worksheet is available for extra practice.
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Handout
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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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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Activity
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Multiplying Powers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Several examples of equations are used to demonstrate the exponent rule of multiplying powers at this site.
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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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Activity
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Powers of Products

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson will teach you how to apply the Power of Products rule to exponential expressions. The variety of examples will help you use this rule for similar problems.
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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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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Number Power!

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this activity, students explore patterns and rules in dealing with exponents and logarithms. They evaluate expressions with exponents and logarithms and display them in various notations. They will use their calculators to discover...
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Wyzant

Wyzant: Polynomial Exponents

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
WyzAnt shows the difference in taking the powers of products, quotients, and sums. An online worksheet is provided for extra practice.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Multiplication Rule With Negative Exponents

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
The video lesson examines how to multiply exponents with the same base. Students watch detailed examples to learn about the mathematics concepts.
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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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Activity
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Positive, Negative, and Zero Exponents

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
At this site from Oswego City School District, students are shown the basic laws which govern simplifying positive, negative, and zero exponents. Examples are provided during the explanations, and then practice problems (and their...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Exponents Rule

For Teachers 6th - 8th
During this lesson, eighth grade young scholars 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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Unit Plan
Texas A&M University

Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: College Algebra: Exponential Equations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Use your knowledge of logarithmic properties in order to solve "exponential equations where x is in the exponent, but the bases do not match." This tutorial offers simple examples and practice exercises for you to complete and check.
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Activity
Wyzant

Wyzant: Multiplication Practice Worksheet

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Simple multiplication problems are provided from WyzAnt for students in this interactive, twenty-question quiz. Students enter their answers and then have the site correct them. Questions contain either two or three terms each and...