CK-12 Foundation
Mental Math to Multiply by Whole Number Powers of Ten: The Rule for Tens
Eight questions challenge scholars to use mental math while multiplying whole numbers by powers of 10. A tool with bouncing decimals demonstrates how and where the decimal moves. Question types include several multiple-choice, a...
EngageNY
Grade 5 Math Module 1, Topic A, Lesson 3
The activity introduces exponents as a way to write powers of 10 and to associate those powers with place value. Pupils practice writing powers of 10 with exponents along with multiplying numbers by powers of 10. The resource is the...
EngageNY
Grade 5 Math Module 1, Topic A, Lesson 1
Extend the place value system. The first lesson plan in a series of 18 extends the place value system to millions through thousandths. Using place value charts, pupils see how the value of a digit changes as it moves places. Teachers use...
EngageNY
Grade 5 Math Module 1: End-of-Module Assessment
The last installment of the 18-part Grade 5 Math Module 1 is an end-of-module assessment. Scholars answer questions that require explaining the connection between powers of 10 and place value, rewriting decimals in different forms,...
EngageNY
Grade 5 Math Module 1, Topic A, Lesson 4
Convert with exponents. The fourth lesson in a series of 18 uses powers of 10 to convert within the metric system. Scholars use their fourth grade knowledge of conversions to write and use the conversion factors containing exponents....
EngageNY
The Division Algorithm—Converting Decimal Division into Whole Number Division Using Fractions
Knowing the standard algorithm opens up a whole new world of division. Scholars learn how to convert division involving decimals to division involving whole numbers to use the standard algorithm. Knowing how to multiply with powers of...
EngageNY
Grade 5 Math Module 1: Mid-Module Assessment
Show the knowledge learned about decimals. A short assessment covers the material presented in the first half of the unit. Pupils demonstrate their knowledge of comparing, rounding, and multiplying and dividing by powers of 10 with...
Willow Tree
Multiplying and Dividing Monomials
Apply the power of mathematics to the power expressions. The lesson gives examples of expressions that utilize each of the exponent rules to simplify. Once seeing the exponent rules individually, scholars combine them to simplify an...
West Contra Costa Unified School District
The Power of Ten: Building a Magnitude Model
Add visual representation to teaching place value with a magnitude model. Using adding machine tape, pupils build a linear place value strip from 1 to 100.
EngageNY
Exponents
Powered up! Here's a great resource on exponents. Scholars build on their previous understanding of exponents to include all positive real number bases. Distinguishing between an and a^n is a major goal in the fifth lesson of a 36-part...
EngageNY
The Division Algorithm—Converting Decimal Division into Whole Number Division Using Mental Math
Make math much simpler with mental math methods. The 16th installment in a series of 21 looks at ways scholars can apply mental math to convert division problems into easier problems with the same quotient. Multiplying or dividing both...
CK-12 Foundation
CK-12 Middle School Math Concepts - Grade 6
Twelve chapters cover a multitude of math concepts found in the Common Core standards for sixth grade. Each title provides a brief explanation of what you will find inside the chapter—concepts from which you can click on and learn more...
Raytheon
Decimals: Mixed Operations
In this decimal word problem worksheet, students complete a set of 10 problems, comparing results of performance tests on cars. An answer key is included.
Charleston School District
Scientific Notation and Appropriate Units
How do you write a number in scientific notation? The handout and video provide an explanation on how to convert from standard form into scientific notation and vice versa. The resource also contains a short discussion about choosing...
Charleston School District
Scientific Notation Operations
How do you operate with numbers in scientific notation? The resource provides examples on how to divide and multiply with numbers written in scientific notation. The handout and video also cover the procedure for addition and subtraction...
EngageNY
Complex Numbers and Transformations
Your learners combine their knowledge of real and imaginary numbers and matrices in an activity containing thirty lessons, two assessments (mid-module and end module), and their corresponding rubrics. Centered on complex numbers and...
Illustrative Mathematics
Computations with Complex Numbers
This quick set of problems provides a brief refresher on the arithmetic of complex numbers. Learners need to multiply, add and subtract, and remember features of i when raised to a power. Included solutions are clear enough that...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Unit 5 Math Vocabulary Cards (Grade 5)
Reinforce math vocabulary with a set of flashcards. Twenty-two cards offer either a bold-faced word card or a corresponding definition card equipped with an example and labels. Terms include factor, repeating decimal, unit fraction,...
EngageNY
Converting Repeating Decimals to Fractions
Develop a process with your classes for converting repeating decimals to fractions. Through this process, pupils understand that any repeating decimal can be written as a fraction. The 10th activity in this 25-part module helps...
Pingry School
Scientific Notation and Calculations – Energies, Frequencies, and Wavelengths of Photons
The calculator has an interesting way of displaying numbers in scientific notation, but don't let that confuse your pupils! A lesson designed to give learners practice with scientific notation and calculators provides several practice...
Del Mar College
Exponential and Radical Rules
So many rules and so little time. Make it easy and provide all the exponent and radical rules in one place as an easy reference guide. All of the properties come with several examples to show how the rules apply to different problems.
EngageNY
Polynomial, Rational, and Radical Relationships
This assessment pair goes way beyond simple graphing, factoring and solving polynomial equations, really forcing learners to investigate the math ideas behind the calculations. Short and to-the-point questions build on one another,...
Charleston School District
Negative Exponents Operations
Are exponent rules different if the exponents are negative? Using the definition of negative exponents and the rules of exponents, the resource shows that the rules of exponents hold independent of the sign of the exponent. Practice...
Virginia Department of Education
Exponents and Radicals
What is that fraction doing as an exponent? Fun math games prompt learners to practice evaluating radical expressions and expressions containing rational exponents, both in groups and individually.