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Negative numbers index laws and algebra (Years 8, 9 and 10)
This module from the AMSI 'The Improving Mathematics Education in Schools (TIMES) project' is for teachers who wish to consolidate their content knowledge on the topic of using negative numbers and the index laws with algebra. There are sections that provide history and context for the topic, as well as exercises and examples of how to present and explain the concepts to students.
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| Year level(s) | Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10, Year 10A |
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| Audience | Teacher, School Leader |
| Purpose | Content knowledge |
| Format | Downloadable resources |
| Keywords | Index, power, negative, term, explicit teaching |
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| Strand and focus | Number, Algebra |
| Topics | Algebraic expressions |
| AC: Mathematics content descriptions |
ACMNA192
Simplify algebraic expressions involving the four operations
ACMNA212
Extend and apply the index laws to variables, using positive integer indices and the zero index
ACMNA231
Simplify algebraic products and quotients using index laws
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| Organisation | AMSI |
| Copyright | © The University of Melbourne. Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0. |
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