DiscoverMath is Figure-Out-Able!Ep 235: Exponent Relationships Pt 4
Ep 235: Exponent Relationships Pt 4

Ep 235: Exponent Relationships Pt 4

Update: 2024-12-17
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What if students actually understood using common factors to simplify complex division expressions? In this episode Pam and Kim divide exponents without reciting a rule.
Talking Points:

  • Thinking versus reasoning
  • Problem String Dividing Exponents
  • "Canceling" vs "Dividing out to equal 1"
  • Focus on left over factors vs mimicking a rule
  • Why start with smaller bases?

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Ep 235: Exponent Relationships Pt 4

Ep 235: Exponent Relationships Pt 4

Pam Harris, Kim Montague