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Ep 232: Exponent Relationships Pt 1

From Math is Figure-Out-Able! · Hosted by Pam Harris & Kim Montague

2024-11-26·1581

Episode summary

In this episode of Math is Figure-Out-Able!: Can we prepare students for really hairy exponent problems without resorting to memorized rules? In this first episode of a series, Pam and Kim share a task that could get kids and teachers thinking more and more multiplicatively and understandably about exponents. Talking Points: Can a task have too many layers for students to be successful?

Original publisher description

Can we prepare students for really hairy exponent problems without resorting to memorized rules? In this first episode of a series, Pam and Kim share a task that could get kids and teachers thinking more and more multiplicatively and understandably about exponents. Talking Points: Can a task have too many layers for students to be successful? Can…