Grade 6 · Math · Lesson 6

Powers and Exponents (Intro)

A power is a short way to write repeated multiplication. Instead of writing 5 × 5 × 5, we write 5³. The big number is the base — the number being multiplied. The small number floating up to the right is the exponent — it counts how many copies of the base are multiplied together.

What this lesson teaches

1Identify the base and exponent in a power and read it aloud correctly
2Write a power as repeated multiplication of its base
3Evaluate small whole-number powers such as 2⁴, 5³, and 10²
4Distinguish between a power like 3⁴ and a product like 3 × 4

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