Extend exponent properties beyond zero. After a quick review of the properties of exponents as they relate to negative exponents, the narrator works several examples for viewers. The examples start with simple, requiring only one property, to complex incorporating multiple properties. 

Concepts

negative exponents, exponents, exponential notation, properties of exponents

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the video as a homework assignment prior to teaching negative exponents
• Spend some time with an algebraic proof of why changing the sign of an exponent moves the location of the base

Classroom Considerations

• Individuals should know the properties of whole number exponents

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Includes examples to show why the rules work
• Uses a highlighter when discussing parts of the expression

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2 8.EE.A.1 MP6 MP7 MP8