Share this exponents activity with your students to give them practice evaluating exponent expressions in a fun puzzle format.
A Hands-On Exponents Activity
Engage your students with this exponents activity! This cut-and-paste puzzle helps students practice and reinforce their understanding of exponents in a fun and challenging way. By matching pieces that are equivalent, students will create a large triangle while solidifying their knowledge of exponential expressions. Perfect for reinforcing key concepts in a visual and kinesthetic manner.
This exponents activity includes three pages:
- Exponent puzzle pieces
- Puzzle template
- Answer key
Using Our Index Notation Worksheet
This index notation worksheet is perfect as independent practice, a homework assignment, or as a math centers activity. Here is how students will complete this exponents activity:
- Provide students with scissors, glue, the puzzle pieces page, and the template page.
- Students will cut the puzzle pieces apart and assemble them on the template page. The goal is to assemble the small triangles so that every side has an expression equivalent to the side next to it.
- When the puzzle is complete, students will glue the pieces down onto the template.
- If desired, students can consult the answer key before gluing.
Download This Index Notation Worksheet With Answers
Our index notation worksheet with answers is available in both Google Slides and PDF versions. To grab your copy, simply click the drop-down arrow on the download button and choose the file type that works for you.
This resource was created by Brittany Collins, a teacher in Indiana and a Teach Starter collaborator.
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