Grade 06 Mathematics - EC: M06.B-E.1.1.1

Continuum of Activities

The list below represents a continuum of activities: resources categorized by Standard/Eligible Content that teachers may use to move students toward proficiency. Using LEA curriculum and available materials and resources, teachers can customize the activity statements/questions for classroom use.

This continuum of activities offers:

Instructional activities designed to be integrated into planned lessons
Questions/activities that grow in complexity
Opportunities for differentiation for each student’s level of performance

Grade Levels

6th Grade

Course, Subject

Mathematics

Related Academic Standards / Eligible Content

M06.B-E.1.1.1 M06.B-E.1.1.1

Write and evaluate numerical expressions involving whole-number exponents.

Activities

Evaluate: 5³

What is written in exponential form?

Evaluate the expression (4² + 2) – 5

Explain what 8³ means and how to evaluate it.

What is the difference between 2⁴ and ? Explain your answer.

Evaluate the expression. Show all work.
Mario evaluated the expression and got 4. His work is shown below. Determine if you agree with Mario or not. If you agree, explain what he did. If you disagree, identify and correct his mistake(s).

Answer Key/Rubric

6⁵

Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:

The exponent indicates how many times the base number is used as a factor
8³ means 8 times itself three times
8³ = = 512

One is a multiplication problem and one is an exponent problem.

Some differences that can be described could be, but are not limited to:

2⁴ = not

They have different values when they are solved

2 • 4 = 8

2⁴ = 16

Answer: 44

Work must be shown. Should be similar to:
Mario is incorrect.

Acceptable explanations may include, but are not limited to:

Answer should be 16.

Mario didn’t use the exponents appropriately; the exponent indicates how many times the base number is used as a factor

Mario did and should have done

Mario did and should have done

Correct work: