1. Foldable
1. Take out a piece of notebook paper and make a hot dog fold over from the right side over to the pink line.

2. Foldable The fold crease
2. Now, divide the right hand section into 3 sections by drawing 2 evenly spaced lines.
3. Use scissors to cut along your drawn line, but ONLY to the crease!

3. Properties of Exponents
Foldable
The fold crease
4. Write EXPONENTS down the left hand side
Properties of Exponents

4. Exponent Investigation
Write the following expression in expanded form:
What do you notice about the expanded form?

5. Exponent Investigation
Write each of the following in expanded form. Then write the expression using a single exponent.
Back to the foldable! Let’s write a rule for multiplying exponents with the same base!

6. Properties of Exponents
Foldable
The fold crease
5. Fold over the top cut section and write “Product with Like Bases” on the outside.
Product with
Like Bases
6. Reopen the fold.
Properties of Exponents

7. Properties of Exponents
Foldable
7. On the left hand section, write an example of a product with like bases.
Example
Rule
8. On the right hand side, write an explanation of the exponent rule.
Properties of Exponents

8. Exponent Investigation
Write the following expression in expanded form; then simplify:
What do you notice about the expanded form?

9. Exponent Investigation
Write each of the following in expanded form. Then write the expression using a single exponent.
Back to the foldable! Let’s write a rule for dividing exponents with the same base!

10. Properties of Exponents
Foldable
The fold crease
5. Fold over the top cut section and write “Quotient with Like Bases” on the outside.
Product with
Like Bases
6. Reopen the fold.
Properties of Exponents
Quotient with
Like Bases

11. Properties of Exponents
Foldable
7. On the left hand section, write an example of a quotient with like bases.
Example
Rule
8. On the right hand side, write an explanation of the exponent rule.
Properties of Exponents
Example
Rule

12. Exponent Investigation
Write the following expression in expanded form:
What do you notice about the expanded form?

13. Exponent Investigation
Write each of the following in expanded form. Then write the expression using a single exponent.
Back to the foldable! Let’s write a rule for multiplying exponents with the same base!

14. Properties of Exponents
Foldable
The fold crease
5. Fold over the top cut section and write “Quotient with Like Bases” on the outside.
Product with
Like Bases
6. Reopen the fold.
Properties of Exponents
Quotient with
Like Bases
Power to
a Power

15. Properties of Exponents
Foldable
7. On the left hand section, write an example of a power to a power.
Example
Rule
8. On the right hand side, write an explanation of the exponent rule.
Properties of Exponents
Example
Rule
Example
Rule