Powers and Exponents
Teachers: With PowerPoint open, (1) go to the Tools
dropdown menu, (2) select Macro, (3) select Security, and
(4) make sure the security setting is MEDIUM. Macros
must be enabled for the games to function. Go to the
next slide for rules of the game.
Dingo!
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How The Game Is Played
Divide the class into teams
Make a selection form the main Game Board. This
part is like Jeopardy. If the correct answer is given,
Click on “Game Board”
Next, click on “Roll”, “Throw” and remember the
number, “Game Board”
From the Game Board, students may now remove
numbers adding to the number or the number itself.
If the number has already been removed and there is
not a combination to add up to the number, then no
number can be removed.
The first team to remove all the numbers on their
side
Game
is the winner,
Board
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Dingo Game Board
1
1 4 6
5 2 3
3 4 2
Reset
Cards
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
2 5 4
4 1 3
3 6 2
Roll
One
Solve: 33
27
Game
Board
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Two
110
1
Game
Board
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Three
124
20,736
Game
Board
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Four
43
64
Game
Board
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Five
74
2401
Game
Board
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Six
28
256
Game
Board
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Seven
Write each power
as a product of
the same factor.
1x1x1x1x1x1x1
17
Game
Board
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Eight
56
5x5x5x5x5x5
Game
Board
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Nine
173
17x17x17
Game
Board
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Ten
1836
183x183x183x183x
183x183
Game
Board
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Eleven
Write each
product in
exponential
form.
96
9x9x9x9x9x9
Game
Board
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Twelve
3x3
33
Game
Board
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Thirteen
10x10x10x10x10
104
Game
Board
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Fourteen
1x1x1x1x1x1
16
Game
Board
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Fifteen
42x42x42x42x42
x42x42x42x42
429
Game
Board
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Sixteen
17x17x17x17
174
Game
Board
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Seventeen
Evaluate eleven
to the third
power.
1331
Game
Board
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Eighteen
Evaluate six
cubed.
216
Game
Board
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Nineteen
Evaluate fifteen
to the fifth
power.
759375
Game
Board
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Twenty
Express 256 in
exponential form
as a power of 2.
28
Game
Board
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Throw
Throw
Throw
Throw
Throw
Throw