Exponents with Decimal and Fraction Bases

by Sheila Cantonwine

Price: 325 points or $3.25 USD

Subjects: math

Grades: 6,7,8

Description: These 36 task cards are differentiated and cover evaluating exponents with fraction and decimal bases. Students are asked to calculate a number raised to a power. Cards 5-12 have a green background and are the easiest. Students are asked to find the answer to a decimal raised to a power. Answers are multiple choice with 4 answer choices, and students can keep clicking until they get the correct answer. Cards 16-24 have a purple background and are a little more difficult. Students are asked to find the answer to a fraction raised to a power. The questions multiple choice with 3 answer choices, and students can keep clicking until they get the correct answer. Cards 25-36 have an orange background and are the most challenging. Students must calculate the correct answer given a base and its exponent. Answers are fill in the blank where students must type their answers. There are also 7 cards with a grey background that have definitions and examples. These cards are aligned to the common core 6.EE.A.1 and 8.EE.A.1.