Exponents Escape Adventure - The Tower of Powers

Exponents Escape Adventure - The Tower of Powers

Introducing the new Exponents Escape Adventure for grades 7-9. It is a fantasy adventure in Print (grey scale included) and digital version with solutions and explanations. The Digital version provides instant feedback. 

The story

Deep within a storm-lashed mountain stands the tower of Dr. Helena Vortex — a brilliant scientist whose obsession with power has pushed science beyond its limits. She has created The Exponential Serum, a formula capable of amplifying abilities at an exponential rate — enough to rewrite the laws of science… and rule reality itself.

But something has gone terribly wrong. The reactor powering her formula is unstable and dangerous. Solve her exponent-based security systems, stabilize the reactor, stop the exponential cascade…
and escape alive.

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Concepts

Students practice and apply key exponent concepts through puzzle-style challenges

  • Evaluate powers
  • Exponents properties
  • Exponents Operations
  • Solve equations with variable exponents
  • Powers with negative exponents and exponents
  • Powers with decimal and fractional bases
  • Evaluate numerical expressions involving exponents
  • Negative & Zero Exponents
  • Exponential Equations
  • Evaluating & Simplifying Expressions
  • Patterns in Powers
  • Order of Operations with Exponents
  • Logic & Critical Thinking
  • Solving Algebraic expressions with exponents

Students move from one room to the other 

Entering  codes
Decoding secret formulas
Balancing power reactors
Matching exponential outputs
Repairing digital control systems
Restabilzing"energy cores" using exponent rules

Motivating for Students

 Immersive story + visuals
 Interactive puzzles instead of routine practice
 Every correct solution moves the story forward
High-tech labs, glowing reactors, dramatic countdowns
 

 How is it useful

✔ Reinforces exponent mastery
✔ Encourages teamwork & discussion
✔ Engages even reluctant learners
✔ Flexible for class or online
✔ Built-in hints & scaffolds
✔ Aligns to upper-middle & early-high school standards

Here is a sample video of the digital, instant feedback version.

Find the print version here

Find the Digital-Instant feedback here

 

 

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