Directinstruction

Teacher(s):Marianna,Airam,Andre,Fern

Subject:MathExponents

Standard:

(fromCCSSMathematics2010)

6.EE.1Writeandevaluatenumericalexpressionsinvolvingwholenumberexponents.

8.EE.1Knowandapplythepropertiesofintegerexponentstogenerateequivalentnumericalexpressions...

Comment:Studentsareonlyexpectedtoknowhowtocalculate.Nomentionofideasorunderstanding.

(fromISTESstandards)

1. EmpoweredLearner
Objectives(Explicit):

Studentswilldevelopanewwayofthinking:exponentsasnumberswithamultiplicityofa(repeated)factor.
Studentsw
illdemonstratetheirunderstandingbycompletingexerciseswhichrequiretheapplicationofthe
QuotientofIntegerswithDifferentExponentsRule.
o Studentswilldemonstrateagoodunderstandingwith4outof5correct.
Studentswilldeveloptheirunderstandingtoknowthatwhenanexponentabisdividedbyanotherofthesame
baseac,wegetanumberab/ac,whichisequaltoabc.
o Studentswillbeaskedtostatethisruleintheirownwordstodemonstrateunderstanding.
EvidenceofMastery(Measurable):
Andre:Masterywillbemeasuredbyoursummativeassessment(secondKahoot),onwhichstudentsareexpectedtoget4outof
5questionsright.Also:masterywillbemeasuredbystudentresponsesonourGoogleform,whichasksthemtostatetherule
anddescribehowtheywilluseit.Ifstudentscancorrectlystatetheruleandprovidesomethoughtsonhowtouseit,thiswill
indicatemastery.
Subobjectives,SWBAT(Sequencedfrombasictocomplex):C
ontentandLanguageobjectivesactionverbssuchaswrite,
list,highlight,etc.)

Airam:openingandintroKahoot(onequestiontogaugeunderstanding)
Airam:reconceptualizeexponents(brieflesson)
Fern:learnaruleforhowtosolveexponentproblems(lessbrieflesson)
Marianna:applytheirunderstandingtoagame(SlapJack)
Andre:summativeassessment(Kahoot#2,fivequestions)
Marianna:sharetheirunderstandingoftheruleonaGoogleform(writeaparagraph)
Fern:evaluation:Googleform#2

Keyvocabulary:

Materials/TechnologyResourcestobeUsed:

Factor,Exponent,Base,Quotient,Division,Cancellation,Integer, Whiteboardandmarker.
MultiplicativeInverse.
Googleform:tocollectstudentreflectionsonthelesson.

Kahoots:twoquizzes(apreassessmentanda
postassessment).
PowerPoint:displayofSlapJackexpressions.
Opening(stateobjectives,connecttopreviouslearning,andmakeR
ELEVANTtoreallife)E
NGAGE/hookthestudents
Airam
Whocantellmewhattwothethirdpowerequals?Thisisanexponentandbeforewedelveintoquotientsofintegersandthe
differentexponentsrule,letsreviewexactlywhatanexponentialexpressionisandwhatitmeans.Thetermexponentialsimply
meansthatanexponentisinvolved.Ifonedayyoumakeaninvestmentwhichisgivingyouexponentialreturns,youwillmore
thanlikelybegettingrich.Letsseewhatyoucanrememberaboutexponentswiththisshortquiz.

1-question Kahoot OPENING Airam

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TeacherWill:B
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StudentWill:B
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Aftertheinitialkahootquiz,exponentswillbereviewedin
detailontheboard.Using2to3examples,theexponential
expressionswillbebrokendowninordertoexplainthekey
terms,suchasbase,factor,andpower.Theseexampleswill
bewrittenouttoshowhowmanytimesthebaseisusedasa
factor.Aftergoingovertheexamplesanyquestionswillbe
answeredbeforemovingontoquotientofintegerswiththe
differentexponentsrule.

Studentswillbeexpectedtofollowalongandbe
involvedinthereview.Theyarealsoexpectedtoask
theteacheranyquestionstheymighthaveregarding
exponents.

...
InstructionalInput:
***Ifneeded,explainwhatafactorisbyexplicitlylistingall
factorsof6,{1,2,3,6},andaskingtheclasswhatmakesthem
factors(theyalldivide[evenly]into6).

CoTeachingStrategy/DifferentiationH
owwillyourinstructionlookdifferentforthosestudentswhoneed
differentiationoraccommodationsduringyourinstructionalinput/teaching?Bydemonstratingexponentsonthe

boardinavisualwayi.e(4x4x4x4)butalsoexplaininginwordswhatitmeans.Thiswillconnectthemathto
thewordsandhelpvisual,auditory,andreading/writinglearners.Thekahootquizwillalsohelpkinesthetic
learners.
Airam

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TeacherWill:
The quotient rule GUIDED PRACTICE -Fern

StudentWill:

Studentswillwatchandactivelyparticipateasthe
teacherexplainsasampleproblemontheboard.

Now,theteacherwillexplainthequotientruletothe
class.

Then,thestudentswilldiscusswiththeirshoulder
partnerwhenaskedtodoso.

Startbywritingtheexample36 /32on
theboard.Then,
writeouttheexpandedversionofthenumeratorand
denominatorasexplainedpreviously.

Theywillexplaintheirworkandwhytheir
answermakessense.

i.e.(3x3x3x3x3x3)/(3x3)
Circlethecalculationalvaluesthatequal1.
i.e.Intheaboveexample,y ouwouldhavetwocircles
eacharoundavalue3/3.
Sinceeachofthesevaluesequal1,theabovevalueof

36/32is
equalto3x3x3x3x1x1=34 .
Doesanyoneseearelationshipbetweentheoriginal
exponentsof6and2andtheexponentof4inthe
simplifiedform?
Ask:Didthismakesense?Thumbsupifitdid.
Dooneortwomoreexampleswithdifferentnumbers.
Generalexample/therule:
xa/xb,wherex,a,andbareintegers
Askthestudentswhatxameans.
xa=x*x*x**xwherexismultipliedbyitselfa
times.
Similarlyforxb andxismultipliedbyitselfbtimes.
Ask:W
hatdoyouthinktheruleisforthis?This
problemworksthesameastheotherexamplesweve
beendoing.
Answer:xab

Thisisthegeneralruleforsimplifyingaquotientof
exponents.

CoTeachingStrategy/Differentiation/C
heckforUnderstandinghowareyougoingtoknowifEACH
studentisreadytomoveontoindependentpractice?Andhowareyougoingtodifferentiateiftheydonot
understand?
Thisactivitywillbedifferentiatedbyaskingforathumbsuppartwaythroughtomakesurestudentsare
followingalong.Studentswillalsogettodiscusspartofthegeneralexamplewithashoulderpartnerand
shareoutresponsestothew
holeclass.Thiswillgivestudentstheopportunitytoclarifytheirunderstanding
withotherstudents.

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TeacherWill:B
especific
Slap Jack INDEPENDENT PRACTICE -Marianna

Atfirst,theteacherwillexplaintherulestoslapjack.Itis
importanttodothisBEFOREhandingoutthecards.You
dontwantstudentstotobedistractedwiththecardsand
ignoretheinstructions.Standinfrontofthem,makesure
youhaveeveryonesattention:

Pleaseputawaylaptopsandeyesandearsup
here(ifnecessary)

Giveafewsecondstomakesureeveryonesattentionison
you
Rulestoslapjack:Ihavecardsherewithproblemssimilarto
theoneswevebeenworkingon.Whosplayedslapjack
before?(seewhosraisedtheirhands).Thisissimilartothat
game.Iwillgiveeachgroupastackofcardsandpostan
expressionontheboard.Yourtaskistoflipthroughthestack
ofcardsyouhaveandslapthecorrectsimplifiedexpression
oftheonethatispostedontheboard.Ifyouslappedthe
correctsimplifiedexpression.yougettokeepallthecards
thathavebeenflipped.Ifyouslapthewrongexpression,
leavethecardsthereandkeepflippingcards.Thepurposeof
thisgameistoseewhowillendupwiththemostcards.This
ismeanttogofast!!Doyouwanttodoatestrun?

Askstudentsifthereareanyquestions.Address
questionsasnecessary
Havethestudentgetintheirgroups
handout(#)cardstoeachgroup
Areyouallready?Heresthefirstexpression.Look
atitclosely.NowGO

StudentWill:B
especific
Studentswillputawaylaptopsandtheirattentionwill
beontheteacherwhilesheisexplainingtherulesto
slapjack.
Afterlookingattheexpressionontheboard,students
willflipthroughthedeckofcardsgiventothemand
slaptheequivalent,simplifiedexpression.
Studentwiththemostcardsattheendwins.

Kahoot Quiz INDEPENDENT PRACTICE -Andre

Administerkahootquizandfacilitateminidicussionsin
betweenquestions.

StudentswilltaketheKapoorquizontheirphoneor
computer,andwillparticipateinthesurrounding
discussion.

CoTeachingStrategy/DifferentiationH
owwillyourinstructionlookdifferentforthosestudentswhoneed
differentiationoraccommodations?Theteacherwillroamaroundtheroomcheckingtoseeifstudentsare

strugglingwiththegame.B
yroamingtheroom,theteacher(s)willbeabletogaugetheunderstandingofthe
students.Theteacherwillaskifgroupshavequestions,andhe/shecanhelpindividualstudentsiftheyare
struggling.Ifmanystudentsareconfusedonthesamething,theteachercanstoptheclasstoreteach
everyone.
Closing/StudentReflection/Reallifeconnections:Whatconnectionswillstudentsmaketotheirreallives?Whatessential
questionswilltheyreflectonintheirclosureofthelesson?
The Rule in your own words Google form CLOSING -Marianna

StudentswilluseaGoogleFormtoexplainthemeaningofthequotientruleintheirownwordsasasummative
assessmentforthelesson.
Onclosing,studentscanreflectonhowteachingmathconceptuallyandmakingsensetogetherthroughdiscussion
canmakemathamoremeaningfulactivityinclassroomandbeyond.

Evaluation POST-CLOSING -Fern

Write the shortened URL to the evaluation google form on the board.