Lesson Topic: Exploring Exponents Grade level: 6th grade

Length of lesson: 30-45 minutes

Stage 1 – Desired Results

Content Standard(s):
Children will learn how to use exponents within expressions and solve them in
equations.

Understanding (s)/goals Essential Question(s):

Students will understand: • What is an exponent?
• Understand the concept of • What are the rules for exponents?
exponents and their applications. • How can mathematical equations
• Develop the ability to write and be simplified using exponents?
evaluate expressions with
exponents.
• Apply exponent rules to simplify
equations.
Student objectives (outcomes):
Students will be able to define parts of exponents and the rules they have, while also
learning how to apply the rules in expressions.

Stage 2 – Assessment Evidence

Performance Task(s): Other Evidence:
- Create a simple notes sheet to • Students show their comprehension
show to the class. through problems on the white
- Create a worksheet with exponent board.
expressions for students to work on • Students work on problems
in class. independently in class.
• Students may use foam blocks to
show their understanding.
Stage 3 – Learning Plan
Learning Activities:

Pre-Assessment:
- Ask students how much they know about exponents.
- From their answers, define exponents and give a visual example of what an
exponent looks like.
Procedure:
- Give students an equation like 2*2*2*2*2 and ask them to solve it.
- After they have answered, introduce the idea of exponents and how they can
make solving that equation much faster.
- Explain what a base number is, and how an exponent contributes to it.
- Put same 2*2*2*2*2 equation in exponent form so the students can visualize
what is meant by it.
- Put some examples on the board, work through a couple to show the class, and
then ask for volunteers to try it out on the board.
- Then give an example of how an exponent expression could be used in an
equation.
 - Give students their own worksheet that they can work on in class. (The
worksheet should include the simple expressions they learned, and introductory
problems to using exponent expressions in equations.)
Materials
- White board and white board markers
- Projector
- Exponent work sheets
- Foam blocks
Extensions & Enrichment:
- Ask them what they already know about exponents.
- Ask them what they have learned about exponents after the lesson.
- Ask them what questions they have through each step.
Differentiated Instruction:
- If some students find it easier to learn while visually and physically holding
something to represent the multiplication, use foam blocks for each part of the
exponent expression.
Accommodations:
- For students with ADHD: Give them foam blocks they can use to represent
repeated multiplication (2*2*2*2*2) so they can stay focused while learning.
- For students with autism: Have them work with a partner or two while doing the
worksheet, and work with them one-on-one to make sure they comprehend the
lesson.
- For students who are blind: Have them use the foam blocks as aids instead of
the visual ones on the projector. Put a signifier of some sort onto the foam
blocks to differentiate them. Work with them one-on-one also.
Technology:
- Projector
Sources:
- AZ State Standards
- ChatGPT (used for accommodations, pre-assessment, essential questions, and
student objectives.)
Reflection following Teaching