Super Base (WSHS Math Rap Song)

Westerville South High School, Westerville, Ohio
(Parody of Super Bass by Nicki Minaj)

(Verse 1: Miss Kearnes)
This one is for the students learning exponents
I will show you in a way so it just makes sense
When it comes up on a test, yo don't be afraid
Listen to my rhymes, and you'll be saved

The rules, they cool, don't be a fool  
Ya just gotta listen to your teachers in school
It's time, now, to have some fun
If you raisin to a zero, then the answer is one

Raisin to a one, one, the problem is a done, done
When you use a two, two, I'll tell you what to do, do
You multiply the number by itself ya know
You just squared a number if you feel my flow

You say, excuse me what if it's a three or four?
I mean five, six, seven, or maybe something more
You just, take the base then look up high
The number is the times you need to multiply
Yes I did, yes I did, somebody please tell em who the heck I is
I am Miss Kearnes, I hit the math up, back my work up, and chuck the deuce up

(Chorus)
Hey we got that base multiplying away  
Showin how to write it, another way  
You can use ex pon, pon pon pon pon, pon pon pon ponents  
(You put them on the base)
Use ex pon, pon pon pon pon, pon pon pon ponents  
(You put them on the base)
You can use ex pon, pon pon pon pon, pon pon pon ponents  (We using exponents)
Use ex pon, pon pon pon pon, pon pon pon ponents  (We using exponents)

(Verse 2)
This one is for the boys tryin to multiply
Got the same base, maybe different up high
Write the bases out, then count them all
Your new exponent is the total

This one is for the girls trying to work a divide
You got factors down low and some up high  
You just gotta break up each group, and put em in a loop   
Then simplify to ones, ones

Excuse me, we got one more rule
If there's a power of a power, don't look like a fool
I mean, sigh, just give it a try
You take your exponents and multiply
Yes I did, yes I did, somebody please tell em who the heck I is
I am Miss Kearnes, I hit the math up, back my work up, and chuck the deuce up

(Chorus)

(Bridge)
There's a negative exponent in your way
No, no, no, no, no, no it can't stay
Flip it over the bar, yeah that's the way
Hey we got that base multiplying away   
We're showin how to write it, another way
Oh it be like ex pon, pon pon pon pon, pon pon pon ponents
You can use that ex pon, pon pon pon pon, pon pon pon ponents

(Chorus)

[Kade_Hobbs]

I remember my 8th grade math teacher showing us these videos in class... I'm half way done with my Junior year now and still watching them!

[Chickenoodlez]

i'm proud and embarrassed to be in this video

[madalynginter]

Is it bad that I actually like this, and put on my

[ciaracornell]

this school is so spirited. i love how the students are all involved. this videos are REALLY GOOD! kudos to the students and teachers!!!

[NickCoble]

My math teacher showed us this video a few weeks ago...
Everyone had that "why are we watching this" face XD

[katiebilas]

Seeing their cheerleaders makes me want to cheer again but my school cut cheerleading, so now I am stuck with cheers in my head and no squad to cheer with :c

[Cfowler]

As a future teacher of math, I absolutely love this! Perfect way to get the students engaged in learning about exponents!!!

[jondelperdang]

I've been using a number of the WHSHmath videos in my Mississippi math classes and they definitely get the student's attention! I appreciate y'all putting these online and I'm looking forward to using more of the videos throughout the year!

[xskeaton]

i do fortnite dances to this every night before i slep

[USC]

Well, I found myself officially OLD, because none of the methods being shown was how I was taught "back in the stone age" of the 1940s-1950s and 1960. I do like the concept of the videos, and as a retired AF Instructor, found it a very nice way to gain a student's attention and probably help her/him out over the long haul. The Teachers and other Staff of this High School should be very proud of their teaching method and using Videos to "bring it all home".

[braydenbowers]

I think the whole "Red army" hoodie thing is unintentionally hilarious, where can I get one товарищ?

[Melody]

I wish my school had even enough spirit to do something like this. This school really cares about how students learn, most people learn best by a song now a days

[allieburns]

we watch this in math all the time and theres this one guy with glasses who looks like my bestfriends brother XD

[Bw.skills]

Waoh I learned a lot from this song for my math lessons “Rational expression and equation”.

[timaracreekmur]

Omg So my math teacher showed our class this.... now im home watching it

#AWESOME  !!! :)

[grey]

I used to listen to this without knowing what an exponent was and now that I'm in highschool I remember this song for test its awesome

[TheIvyAngelo]

Thank you so much! I'm a math geek and this really makes me feel like I'm not the only one.

[thatdudemike]

I LOVE THESE VIDS WHEN IM IN HIGH SCHOOL IM GOING TO OHIO!!!

[softpawzvixen]

this si a interesting way for kids to learn

[heymikey]

I wish that my math teachers in high school (hell even in college) were this passionate about what they teach. Make it fun and it's easier to learn. I LOVE creative educators.