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Indices inquiry
Students begin this lesson sequence by discussing the number line, ensuring students understand its use. Then students are introduced to exponents both negative and positive, observing how this can alter an answer. Students work collaboratively identifying patterns when changing the power and the base. Students then move on to cube numbers completing similar tasks.
- Resource details
- Year level
- Year 8
- Purpose
- Student activities Teaching resource Teaching strategies Planning
- Strand
- Number
- Topic
- Indices Operating with number Patterns and algebra Addition and subtraction Multiplication and division Place value
- Audience
- Teachers
- Format
- Downloadable resource
- Australian Curriculum code
- AC9M8N02
- Publisher
- Inquiry Maths
- Copyright
- © Andrew Blair 2012-21. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0.
- Keywords
- powers base and index numbers cube integer indices exponent square number
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