What Exponents Mean
I can evaluate a number with a whole-number exponent, like 2³ = 8.
📘 Word Bank + Sentence Frames
baseexponentpowersquared / cubed
- base^exponent: multiply the base by itself that many times.
- 2³ = 2 × 2 × 2. (NOT 2 × 3.)
- Frame: "____ to the ____ power means ____ × ____ × …"
👀 See It
2³ = 2 × 2 × 2 = 8 · 5² = 5 × 5 = 25
✏️ Your Turn
0 of 3 checks complete
1. What is 3²?
2. What is 2⁴?
3. 4³ means…
💬 Explain Your Thinking
Explain what an exponent tells you to do:
"blank to the power blank means I multiply blank by itself blank times, which is blank."