Heading into the weekend using prime factor circles from Math for Love on Polypad to think about fractional exponents. Try for yourself at Mathigon @desmosclassroom Amplify #iteachmath #mtbos

@MathigonOrg @desmosclassroom @Amplify Thanks to @JenReily for this great idea!!

@MathforLove @MathigonOrg @desmosclassroom @Amplify Oooooh ……

@MathforLove @MathigonOrg @desmosclassroom @Amplify This is SO clever!

@MathforLove @MathigonOrg @desmosclassroom @Amplify I’ve been trying to teach fractional exponents using this type of thinking for years (inspired by Vi Hart’s YouTube video on logarithms), but it never really stuck with students. This visual really helped them understand and now most prefer this instead of converting to radicals!

@MathforLove @MathigonOrg @desmosclassroom @Amplify Nice! I didn't know that putting factor circles on top of each other would multiply them. That's beautiful!

@MathforLove @MathigonOrg @desmosclassroom @Amplify That is really cool! It makes sense but I'd never thought of it! Thanks for sharing.

@gerry_brett58 @MathforLove @MathigonOrg @desmosclassroom @Amplify I used the equation editor (not the text box) in the toolbar and then used the ^ key.

@MathforLove @MathigonOrg @desmosclassroom @Amplify Can you do this talking over what is happening? I am lost 😞

@MathforLove @MathigonOrg @desmosclassroom @Amplify This is cool!