CCM6 Unit 1: Exponents and Order of Operations Vocabulary
guess and test
An educated guess is based on careful attention to pertinent aspects of the
problem, plus knowledge from previous related experiences.
make a table/chart/graph
Organizing data into a table helps children to discover a pattern and to identify
information that is missing.
make a diagram/picture
This strategy provides a way of depicting the information in a problem to make
the relationships apparent.
work backwards
Students are able to determine the endpoint and work backwards.
solve a simpler problem
Creating a simpler problem may aid in ascertaining how to solve the problem.
find a pattern
When pattern recognition is used to solve problems, it involves a more active
search. Often students will construct a table, then use it to look for a pattern.
extraneous information
Information that is not needed to solve the problem
Exponent
The number that indicates how many times the base is used as a factor.
base
When a number is raised to a power, the number that is used as a factor is the
base.
power
A number produced by raising a base to an exponent
square
A number raised to the second power
square root (of perfect square)
One of the two equal factors of a number
cube
A number raised to the third power
parenthesis
grouping symbols used to group numbers and/or variables together