KS2 Primary Maths Age 9-13 - Ordering indices: - Explained

The video tutorial explains how to calculate and compare powers of numbers. It begins with an introduction to powers and lists several examples. The instructor then calculates the value of each power, including squares and cubes, and explains the properties of cube numbers. The numbers are then ordered from smallest to largest, and the tutorial concludes with an explanation of how marks are awarded for correctly ordering the numbers.

Which of the following numbers is represented by 2 to the power of 5?

• 16

• 32

• 64

• 25

What is the result of 3 squared?

• 12

• 9

• 15

• 6

Which of these numbers is the largest when calculated: 2^5, 3^2, 4^3, 1^6, or 5^2?

• 2^5

• 3^2

• 4^3

• 5^2

In the sequence of numbers 1, 9, 25, 32, 64, which number corresponds to 5 squared?

• 32

• 1

• 9

• 25

What is the smallest number in the sequence after calculating the powers: 2^5, 3^2, 4^3, 1^6, 5^2?

• 25

• 32

• 9

• 1