Exponentials Lesson 7 Episode 4 (Teachers)

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For use in a classroom, pause the video and ask these questions:

For use in a classroom, pause the video and ask these questions: 

1. [Pause the video at 0:19] Use a timeline to find the height of the beanstalk on Day 17/28. 
2. [Pause the video at 0:51] Discuss with a partner what you think the expression 3^17/28 means in terms of roots. How does that connect to the beanstalk context?

Ask students to talk with a partner about what the 28^th root of 3 means. How does it connect to the context of a growing beanstalk? What does the 28^th root of 3, raised to the 17^th power, mean?