Are exponent rules different if the exponents are negative? Using the definition of negative exponents and the rules of exponents, the resource shows that the rules of exponents hold independent of the sign of the exponent. Practice problems provide class members an opportunity to work with negative exponents within operations. 

Concepts

negative exponents, properties of exponents, integer exponents

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the entire resource within a flipped classroom environment
• Refresh the class on the rules of exponents

Classroom Considerations

• Some pupils will have difficulty with the integer operations
• The resource is fourth in a 7-part exponents unit

Pros

• The video reminds pupils of the rules of operating with integers
• The resource contains an answer key

Cons

• Uses only one teaching practice throughout the lesson

Common Core

8.EE.A.1 MP6 MP8