Fun with Exponents (and holiday trivia)!

exponent basics

100

evaluate: 2⁶

64

200

9⁰  = _______

1  (the antonio rule!)

300

This magical item brought Frosty the Snowman to life

A hat!

400

7³

343

500

Rewrite as a fraction:

9^-4

1/9⁴

practice with powers

100

Rewrite as a fraction AND evaluate:

5^-5

1/5⁵

^1/3125

200

(18x)⁰  = ?

1 (Antonio rule!)

300

rewrite using a negative exponent:

1/4³

4^-3

400

rewrite as a single expression with exponents (do not evaluate)

4³ * 4⁹

4¹²

^{(keep the base, add the exponents!)}

500

Name the country that the McCallisters were visiting when they left Kevin Home Alone?

France

keep the base, add the exponents

100

In total, how many gifts were given in "The 12 Days of Christmas"?

364

200

3⁵ * 3¹¹

3¹⁶

300

rewrite & evaluate:

3⁵ * 3^-2

3³ = 27

400

How many reindeer does Santa have?  Name at least 5!

9 

Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, Rudolph

500

Rewrite without negative exponents AND evaluate

4^-2 * 4^-3

1/4⁵

^1/1024

power raised to a power

100

Simplify (do NOT evaluate)

(4²)⁵

4¹⁰

200

Name the 3 spirits that visit Ebenezer Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol"

Spirits of Christmas Past, Christmas Present, & Christmas Future

300

Simplify: (7^b)^r

7^b*r

or 

7^br

400

Rewrite & Evaluate:

(4^-2)³ )^-1

4⁶ = 4096

500

Name the movie where this quote came from:

“The thing about trains ... it doesn’t matter where they’re going. What matters is deciding to get on.”

The Polar Express

unit fraction exponents

100

evaluate:

(36)^1/2

6

200

evaluate:

144^1/2

12

300

Name the movie where this quote came from:

“I never thought it was such a bad little tree. It’s not bad at all really. Maybe it just needs a little love.”

A Charlie Brown Christmas

400

evaluate:

(27)^1/3

3

500

rewrite as a fraction using a square root, then evaluate

(81)^-1/4

1/⁴T₈₁

1/3