Alices Adventures in Wonderland Exponents By Enriqueta Ramirez

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Exponents By: Enriqueta Ramirez and Johnny Reyes

Acknowledgments • Susan B. Taber. Using Alice in Wonderland to Teach Multiplication of Fractions • Kat Cain. Lesson Template. Exponents in Wonderland • Heather Preciado. Classroom Video and Lesson Development • Diane Kinch, Greisy Winicki and Minh Kim. Lesson Development • Nicole Wickler, Director. Cal Poly Pomona CEMa. ST

A Lesson on Exponents Mrs. Preciado’s class video

Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland

Alice Shrinks or Grows • Alice is 5 ft. 4 in. or 64 inches tall. • Potion labeled 1/2 or biscuit 2 (scale factor) • Drinks 1, 2 and 3 times. • Write an expression using Exponential Notation: 64 x (1/2)1, 64 x (1/2)2, 64 x (1/2)3 • Write an expression using Exponential Notation: 64 x 21, 64 x 22, 64 x 23

Materials • Video clip of Alice in Wonderland (You Tube) • Handouts - Instructions • Butcher paper, measuring tape, color markers • Calculators • Lessons for days 1 -5

Activity • Get into groups of 4 • Secure materials – Worksheet – Poster paper – Colors – Measuring tape

Alice Posters • The names of group members. • A blurb on whether Alice is shrinking or growing. • The exponential notation of Alice's size change. • 4 stick-figure Alices. • Color-coding with a key or labeling to show which Alice is 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd, 4 th. • Exponential notation for Alice's growth.

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Thank You! • Our current direction 2013 Surface Area and Volume • Future lesson 2014 Probability • Access to our Lessons: – Enriqueta. ramirez@pusd. org – Johnny. reyes@pusd. org • Closing Video: Our Incredible Universe from an Exponential View.