Today, the 7th Grade Pre-Algebra Class began with a preview of the Essential Vocabulary for Chapter 4. The students were instructed to write on a separate sheet of paper the definition for each term. Only 7 students out of 18 students completed the assignment. Any missing assignment will have the homework credit grade for that assignment reduced by 10% each day late. After 3 days the assignment will receive a “zero” grade.
The class did a quick review on evaluating expressions and conducting operations with integers (sum, difference, product, or quotient).
Next, the class was introduced to Chapter 4: Lesson 1: “Powers and Exponents”.
A power is a way to write a product of repeated factors. The base is the factor. The exponent tells how many times the base is used as a factor.
According to the order of operations, you should evaluate any powers before performing any other operations.
Homework: Complete the Chapter 4: Lesson 1: Skills Practice. Odds only for tomorrow.
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