Properties of Exponents

Lesson Prep

Lesson Details

• Duration: 50 minutes

• Learning Goal: Understand the purpose of exponent rules and develop procedural fluency.

Prework

• Read Dan Meyer's How do you create the Headache which is what the Warm Up is based on.

Answer Keys

• Link to Answer Keys

Classwork

• Estimation – Roseville Yard

• Warm Up

• Notes

• Spiraling Practice

Standards

Common Core

• 8.EE.A.1 – Know and apply the properties of integer exponents to generate equivalent numerical expressions. For example, 3^2 × 3^-5 = 3^-3 = 1/3^3 = 1/27.

TEKS

• A.11(B) – simplify numeric and algebraic expressions using the laws of exponents, including integral and rational exponents