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Wyzant

Wyzant: Multiplying Variables

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A short tutorial is presented to demonstrate the product of a power law of exponents. Students can practice the concept using the online worksheet.
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Wyzant

Wyzant: Exponents of Variables

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The jump from exponents on number bases to exponents on variable bases is made here at WyzAnt by first reviewing the former. Then, examples are provided of the latter. A nice "conversational" approach to presenting the material is taken...
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Shmoop University

Shmoop: Basic Operations: Powers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The mathematics resource explores laws of powers. Students examine the topic through class notes and examples. Practice problems with solutions are available to check for comprehension of the concept.
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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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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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Purple Math

Purplemath: Negative Exponents

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource covers negative exponents and demonstrates how to simplify expressions containing them. Explains why "to the power zero" means "equals 1".A negative exponent just means that the base 'x' is on the wrong side of the fraction...
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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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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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Mangahigh

Mangahigh: Number: Use Exponents and Roots

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Ecplore powers and roots and how they are inverse of one another.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Arithmetic: Evaluation and Comparison of Powers

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Evaluate and compare powers.
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Other

Basket Math: Exponent Practice

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
In this math tutorial, practice working a problem with an exponent and see how accurate you are.
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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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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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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Roots and Powers in Equations

For Students 9th - 10th
Sophia: Roots and Powers in Equations uses teacher tutorials and online assessments to introduce and analyze concepts such as addition and subtraction in roots, multiplication of roots, division of roots, root to exponent, roots and...
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Middle School Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Math Forum provides a list of links to many questions from the Dr. Math archive about exponents. This is a good site to use to direct you to different but associated information on the subject.
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Doina Popovici

Math Play: Powers Concentration Game

For Students 7th - 9th
A concentration game that allows students to show off their knowledge of powers and square roots.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Exponent Game

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
In this activity, students compare powers and decide whether to add or subtract values to a cumulative total so that the total stays as close to zero as possible.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Exponents Rule

For Teachers 6th - 8th
During this lesson, eighth grade students 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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PBS

Pbs Kids Cyberchase: Double the Donuts

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Excellent place to begin understanding exponents especially if you love donuts! Watch the chart keep track of the donuts doubling as a result of the silly dragon's wish.
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Chiral Publishing

Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Scientific Notation [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn step by step instructions on how to express numbers in scientific notation. Discover the rules to scientific notation and view several examples of numbers being expressed in scientific notation.
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Hofstra University

Hofstra University: Proof of the Power Rule

For Students 9th - 10th
A good site with a definitions and proof of the power rule for both postive and negative powers.
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Purple Math

Purplemath: Solving Exponential Equations: Solving From the Definition

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Purple Math site has many examples of exponential equations, without using logarithms.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Numerical Expression Evaluation With Grouping Symbols

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students use the order of operations to evaluate numerical expressions with parentheses and powers. Students examine guided notes, review guided...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Exponential Properties Involving Quotients

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Evaluate and simplify exponential expressions that are divided by another exponential expression.