Power Surge Student Cards
✂️ CUT LINE
⚡ Card #1 (Power Surge)
Name: _________________ Date: _________
P
O
W
E
R
4
125
81
16
1000
27
144
2
225
32
49
256
FREE
3
121
169
8
343
36
1
128
9
196
243
64
Goal: Mark evaluated squares & cubes to complete 5 in a row!
⚡ Card #2 (Power Surge)
Name: _________________ Date: _________
P
O
W
E
R
100
216
9
343
25
1
121
512
16
729
32
144
FREE
256
4
1024
2
81
125
27
8
49
169
36
225
Goal: Mark evaluated squares & cubes to complete 5 in a row!
✂️ CUT LINE
⚡ Card #3 (Power Surge)
Name: _________________ Date: _________
P
O
W
E
R
729
3
1000
196
128
243
36
25
8
121
9
169
FREE
64
512
4
216
225
1024
32
256
125
1
16
49
Goal: Mark evaluated squares & cubes to complete 5 in a row!
⚡ Card #4 (Power Surge)
Name: _________________ Date: _________
P
O
W
E
R
64
100
128
2
27
169
343
3
196
125
81
243
FREE
225
1000
9
512
144
36
121
1024
216
8
25
1
Goal: Mark evaluated squares & cubes to complete 5 in a row!
✂️ CUT LINE
⚡ Card #5 (Power Surge)
Name: _________________ Date: _________
P
O
W
E
R
343
1
16
128
49
225
9
100
32
216
3
1000
FREE
27
144
125
243
2
64
8
256
81
169
121
1024
Goal: Mark evaluated squares & cubes to complete 5 in a row!
⚡ Card #6 (Power Surge)
Name: _________________ Date: _________
P
O
W
E
R
8
25
243
4
121
2
32
225
169
343
125
1024
FREE
1000
9
216
81
1
128
196
36
3
144
512
49
Goal: Mark evaluated squares & cubes to complete 5 in a row!
✂️ CUT LINE
⚡ Card #7 (Power Surge)
Name: _________________ Date: _________
P
O
W
E
R
144
9
32
4
125
196
216
100
36
8
16
1
FREE
343
27
121
81
128
225
256
729
3
1024
49
243
Goal: Mark evaluated squares & cubes to complete 5 in a row!
⚡ Card #8 (Power Surge)
Name: _________________ Date: _________
P
O
W
E
R
3
36
1024
169
81
125
4
243
1
121
512
128
FREE
100
2
256
49
9
216
343
8
64
196
27
225
Goal: Mark evaluated squares & cubes to complete 5 in a row!
✂️ CUT LINE
⚡ Card #9 (Power Surge)
Name: _________________ Date: _________
P
O
W
E
R
1000
49
225
16
125
121
27
343
3
36
81
8
FREE
64
1024
2
144
196
243
32
9
216
25
128
1
Goal: Mark evaluated squares & cubes to complete 5 in a row!
⚡ Card #10 (Power Surge)
Name: _________________ Date: _________
P
O
W
E
R
32
2
128
729
256
225
16
8
4
100
1
144
FREE
169
343
3
81
121
36
1000
125
49
27
9
196
Goal: Mark evaluated squares & cubes to complete 5 in a row!
✂️ CUT LINE
⚡ Card #11 (Power Surge)
Name: _________________ Date: _________
P
O
W
E
R
243
1024
216
121
36
125
1
49
8
25
32
169
FREE
225
128
9
343
3
2
144
256
81
16
64
4
Goal: Mark evaluated squares & cubes to complete 5 in a row!
⚡ Card #12 (Power Surge)
Name: _________________ Date: _________
P
O
W
E
R
196
4
27
32
144
121
1000
8
125
16
2
36
FREE
9
256
81
49
243
100
1
216
128
169
225
3
Goal: Mark evaluated squares & cubes to complete 5 in a row!
✂️ CUT LINE
⚡ Card #13 (Power Surge)
Name: _________________ Date: _________
P
O
W
E
R
3
225
16
125
729
343
100
36
121
8
25
196
FREE
64
2
32
9
243
1024
144
256
1
169
49
27
Goal: Mark evaluated squares & cubes to complete 5 in a row!
⚡ Card #14 (Power Surge)
Name: _________________ Date: _________
P
O
W
E
R
8
36
144
3
216
1024
25
121
125
16
49
32
FREE
81
100
128
196
27
256
9
225
2
1
169
343
Goal: Mark evaluated squares & cubes to complete 5 in a row!
✂️ CUT LINE
⚡ Card #15 (Power Surge)
Name: _________________ Date: _________
P
O
W
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128
1
100
243
16
216
32
9
256
121
125
3
FREE
225
144
8
169
343
36
1000
49
27
4
196
81
Goal: Mark evaluated squares & cubes to complete 5 in a row!
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Tip: Print on colored cardstock for heavy-duty reusable chips! ⚡ POWER SURGE SERIES
Power Surge Teacher Guide
TEACHER PROTOCOL GUIDE
SUBJECT: EVALUATING POWERS
⚡ POWER SURGE TEACHER GUIDE ⚡
Gameplay Instructions & Master Call Checklist
Core Objectives
- Evaluate squares of integers from \(1^2\) to \(15^2\).
- Evaluate cubes of integers from \(1^3\) to \(10^3\).
- Evaluate standard powers of 2 (up to \(2^{10}\)) and 3 (up to \(3^5\)).
- Build quick retrieval and mental calculation confidence.
Game Variations
- ⚡ Speed Surge: Give students only 10 seconds to compute each called power.
- 🛡️ Dual Shield: Students must have two separate lines (horizontal or vertical) to call "Bingo!".
- ✨ Power-Up Math: After a student gets bingo, they must correctly evaluate one bonus "mystery power" to claim the win.
Master Call Tracker
Mark off each expression as you call it during gameplay.
[ ] \(1^2\) or \(1^3\) = 1
[ ] \(2^1\) = 2
[ ] \(3^1\) = 3
[ ] \(2^2\) = 4
[ ] \(2^3\) = 8
[ ] \(3^2\) = 9
[ ] \(4^2\) or \(2^4\) = 16
[ ] \(5^2\) = 25
[ ] \(3^3\) = 27
[ ] \(2^5\) = 32
[ ] \(6^2\) = 36
[ ] \(7^2\) = 49
[ ] \(8^2\) or \(4^3\) = 64
[ ] \(9^2\) or \(3^4\) = 81
[ ] \(10^2\) = 100
[ ] \(11^2\) = 121
[ ] \(5^3\) = 125
[ ] \(2^7\) = 128
[ ] \(12^2\) = 144
[ ] \(13^2\) = 169
[ ] \(14^2\) = 196
[ ] \(6^3\) = 216
[ ] \(15^2\) = 225
[ ] \(3^5\) = 243
[ ] \(2^8\) = 256
[ ] \(7^3\) = 343
[ ] \(2^9\) or \(8^3\) = 512
[ ] \(9^3\) = 729
[ ] \(10^3\) = 1000
[ ] \(2^{10}\) = 1024
Facilitator Strategy Tip
To maximize student engagement, do not write the evaluated answer on the board immediately. Force students to work out the expressions. If the group is struggling, write a small list of basic base reference patterns (e.g., powers of 2: 2, 4, 8, 16, 32...) on the board as a guide scaffolding.
PRINTABLE CUT-OUT TILES
Cut along solid borders • Draw randomly
CARD 1 \(1^2\) Ans: 1
CARD 2 \(2^1\) Ans: 2
CARD 3 \(3^1\) Ans: 3
CARD 4 \(2^2\) Ans: 4
