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TITLE OF THE INTERVENTION TOOL

Powers and balls

ADDRESS TO

Class

COGNITIVE AREA AND MATHEMATICAL DOMAIN ADDRESSED

Visual-spatial/Arithmetic

UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING PRINCIPLES

- Representation/Comprehension
- Action and expression/Expression and communication

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES

- Activating students s resources for one another
- Activating learners as the owners of their own learning

EQUIPMENT NEEDED

• Opaque bag
• 15 ping pong balls
• Black marker
• Pencil
• Paper

ESTIMATED TIME

45 Minutes

DESCRIPTION

Use the black marker to write a power in each ball. Each student will take a ball from the bag and write down the value of the basis and exponent of the power in the ball. After that, without performing the corresponding calculation, he/she will say if the number in the obtained ball is positive, negative, 1 or 0.

EDUCATIONAL AIM

The purpose of this tool is to help students overcome difficulties with the manipulation of powers and distinguishing basis from exponents.

REFERENCES

Costa, B., Rodrigues, E., Novo Espaço - Matemática - 7.º Ano, Porto Editora, (2019).

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The SMiLD project (2018-1­IT02­KA201­048274) is funded by the European Commission through the Italian National Agency for the Erasmus+ Programme. This web site reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.