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Exponentials and irrational numbers (7 lessons)
In this sequence of 7 lessons, students explore powers and irrational numbers. They learn to simplify using index laws and understand how these numbers behave.
Additional details |
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| Year level(s) | Year 8 |
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| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Teaching resource |
| Format | Web page |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Explicit teaching, Worked examples, Questioning, Mathematics investigation |
| Keywords | summative assessment, problem solving, simplifying expressions, exponential functions, exponent laws, irrational numbers |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Strand and focus | Number |
| Topics | Operating with number, Properties of number |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M8N03
Recognise terminating and recurring decimals, using digital tools as appropriate
AC9M8N01
Recognise irrational numbers in applied contexts, including square roots and Π |
Copyright details |
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| Organisation | Victoria State Government Department of Education |
| Copyright | © State Government of Victoria. Creative Commons BY 4.0. |