Without Panic Maths · Number 26
Squares, Cubes and Powers
A power is repeated multiplication. In 2⁴, the base is 2 and the exponent 4 tells you to multiply four 2s: 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 = 16. Write it out before you calculate.
- Mini-lessons
- 10
- Questions
- 132
- Student Pack
- 100 pages
- Suggested year
- Year 8
What you get
- Student Pack (PDF, 100 pages)
- Teacher Pack (PDF) with every answer and reteach cards
- Print as many copies as you need for your own pupils
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What this pack does
What pupils learn
A power is repeated multiplication. In 2⁴, the base is 2 and the exponent 4 tells you to multiply four 2s: 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 = 16. Write it out before you calculate.
The mini-lessons
- Powers mean repeated multiplication
- Square numbers as arrays
- Learning key square numbers
- Cube numbers as blocks
- Comparing squares, cubes and other powers
- Building powers step by step
- Powers of 10
- Special cases: 1, 0 and first powers
- Mistake Detective with powers
- Reasoning with powers
Inside every pack
What each part of the page is for
Confidence check
Pupils tick how a topic feels before they start, and again at the end. There are no marks, so it's an honest picture of where they are.
Short mini-lessons
Each topic is split into small steps. Every mini-lesson opens with one big idea and a short, plain-English explanation.
Visuals for every idea
Diagrams such as a formula 'rule machine' or a place-value picture show the maths, so pupils can see it as well as read it.
Worked examples
Every method is modelled step by step before pupils try it, with each stage labelled so they can follow it on their own.
Scaffolded practice
Questions start with prompts (what do you need to find, follow the example, check it makes sense) and gradually ask for more independence.
Spot the trap
Common mistakes are named before pupils make them, and Mistake Detective questions ask them to find and fix errors.
Pause and think
Short 'explain it in your own words' prompts check that pupils understand why the maths works, not just how.
Teacher Pack with answers
Every pack comes with a Teacher Pack: all the answers, plus reteach cards saying what to watch for, what to say, and what to try if a pupil is still stuck.
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