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Education Development Center

Extending Patterns with Exponents

For Teachers 8th - 9th Standards
Don't think negatively about exponents. Young mathematicians dissect a fictional conversation between pupils trying to evaluate an expression with a negative exponent. This allows them to understand the meaning of negative exponents.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Extending the Definitions of Exponents, Variation 1

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Scientist work with negative integer exponents all the time. Here, participants will learn how to relate negative exponents to time and to generate equivalent numerical expressions. Learners will apply the properties of integer exponents...
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Education Development Center

Geography of the Number Line

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
It's more than just numbers on a line, its an organizational, mental math machine to help learners understand the value of numbers. The tool is handy when introducing positive and negative integers to see their values and...
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Curated OER

Newton's Law of Cooling

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Your Algebra learners analyze and solve an exponential equation in this popular, real-life model of the cooling of a liquid.  
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5280 Math

Capture the Points

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
Play a game of capture the points. Young scholars receive a number line with specific points graphed and must write an inequality that captures all the points. The second task of the algebra project is to write an inequality with...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Graphs of Power Functions

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
This activity consists of three exercises in which learners sketch the graphs of various power functions on the same axes. They use their sketches to make comparisons and observations which lead to generalizations about the graphs...
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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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Cool Math

Coolmath: Exponents Negative Exponents

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
This prealgebra lesson how to deal with negative exponents and what they mean.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Negative Exponents

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This set of questions tests a student's knowledge of negative integer exponents; students are asked to find the value of a rational number raised to a negative exponent. These multiple choice problems have solutions included.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Exponential Functions: Zero and Negative Exponents

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will solve exponential functions with zero and negative exponents. The problems involve the use of reciprocals and graphs.
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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Negative Exponents

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The learning activity examines negative exponents. The resource consists of explanations and examples about negative exponents.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Algebra Review: Negative Exponents

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Find a quick, concise explanation of negative exponents. An example is given and clearly explained.
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Paul Dawkins

Paul's Online Notes: Lamar University: Paul's Online Math Notes: Algebra: Integer Exponents

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The mathematics tutorial consists of notes and examples that investigate positive and negative integer exponents.
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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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Cool Math

Coolmath: Exponents Exponents With Negative Bases

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
This prealgebra lesson explains how to figure out the answers to exponents with negative numbers for bases.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Number Sense

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Order of operations goes beyond the traditional basic four operations to include positive and negative exponents and parenthesizes.
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AAA Math

Aaa Math: Evaluating Exponents of Negative Numbers

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
The mathematics resource examines how to evaluate exponents of negative numbers. Practice exercises are included.
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AAA Math

Aaa Math: Evaluating Exponents of Negative Numbers

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This site explains how to evaluate exponents of positive and negative numbers. The site provides games and exercises to practice the skill.
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University of Saskatchewan (Canada)

University of Saskatchewan: Exponents and Exponential Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site reviews the basic properties of exponents, and explains rational exponents and exponential functions, including those with base "e." Provides examples and lots of exercises.
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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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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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Wyzant

Wyzant: Exponents

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
The lesson from WyzAnt begins with a review of the definition of exponents then proceeds to several examples which show the definition in action. Special cases such as those involving negative bases as well as the zero exponent and the...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Definitions and Laws of Exponents

For Teachers 9th - 10th
These StudyCard stacks cover definitions of natural number exponents, zero, and negative integer exponents, as well as the First, Second, Third Laws of Exponents.
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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Mathworld: Binomial Theorem

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A math web site on the binomial theorem. Find the binomial formulas for both positive integer exponents and negative integer exponents with this site.

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