West Contra Costa Unified School District
Discovering Zero and Negative Exponents
Need a hand with an Algebra II integer exponent lesson plan? This versatile worksheet can be utilized as a lesson plan to supplement instruction. It derives the idea of a negative exponent before practicing a variety of questions.
Mathed Up!
Fractional and Negative Indices
Explore how to deal with fractional and negative exponents. Scholars watch a video reviewing fractional, zero, and negative exponents. After the video, they test their skills by completing a worksheet covering the concepts.
CK-12 Foundation
Zero, Negative, and Fractional Exponents: Patterns with Powers
Build a foundational understanding of exponent patterns. Young scholars manipulate the bases of exponent expressions. They discover the meaning of negative exponents through their exploration.
Education Development Center
Extending Patterns with Exponents
Don't think negatively about exponents. Young mathematicians dissect a fictional conversation between pupils trying to evaluate an expression with a negative exponent. This allows them to understand the meaning of negative exponents.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Exponents and Division
Create a human fraction to learn about division of exponents. Scholars develop the rule for division of exponents by being part of a human fraction to explore and justify the rule. They also consider zero exponents and negative exponents.
Curated OER
Laws of Exponents
In this Algebra I/Algebra II worksheet, students use the laws of exponents to solve problems involving zero and negative exponents. The one page worksheet contains six multiple choice questions. Answers are included.
Curated OER
Exponent Rules
Pupils use calculators to work independently to discover the rules for working with exponents. The lesson requires the use of a TI-nspire handheld and software.
Curated OER
8.4 Negative and Zero Exponent
In this negative and zero exponent worksheet, students evaluate given expressions. They write exponents without negative or zero exponents. This one-page worksheet contains 36 multi-step problems.
Curated OER
Powers with Zero and Negative Exponents
In this algebra worksheet, learners identify the properties of exponents. They solve problems with a power of zero and negative integers. There are 7 questions with an answer key.
Illustrative Mathematics
Extending the Definitions of Exponents, Variation 1
Scientist work with negative integer exponents all the time. Here, participants will learn how to relate negative exponents to time and to generate equivalent numerical expressions. Learners will apply the properties of integer exponents...
Curated OER
Quadratic Equations with Negative Discriminate
Solve polynomial equations of degree using different theorems and apply the zero factor theorem for unknown numbers in a quadratic equation. Also use the discriminate to find out the kind of solutions to given quadratic equations shown.
West Contra Costa Unified School District
Fractional Exponents and Property of Exponents
Don't just use a fraction of this resource ... use it all. Learners first investigate patterns to determine how to deal with fractional exponents. Individuals then evaluate expressions involving fractional exponents.
EngageNY
Rational Exponents—What are 2^1/2 and 2^1/3?
Are you rooting for your high schoolers to learn about rational exponents? In the third installment of a 35-part module, pupils first learn the meaning of 2^(1/n) by estimating values on the graph of y = 2^x and by using algebraic...
Curated OER
Positive, Negative and Zero Exponents
In this exponents activity, 9th graders solve 10 different equations that involve various exponents. First, they simplify the positive, negative and zero exponents. Then, students evaluate the exponents by applying the division property.
Del Mar College
Exponential and Radical Rules
So many rules and so little time. Make it easy and provide all the exponent and radical rules in one place as an easy reference guide. All of the properties come with several examples to show how the rules apply to different problems.
Curated OER
Multiplying By Negative Powers of Ten
In this math worksheet, students use the operation of multiplication to find the solutions to the problems using decimals to the thousandths place value.
Willow Tree
Multiplying and Dividing Monomials
Apply the power of mathematics to the power expressions. The activity gives examples of expressions that utilize each of the exponent rules to simplify. Once seeing the exponent rules individually, scholars combine them to simplify an...
Curated OER
Dividing by Monomials
In this monomials worksheet, 9th graders solve and complete 20 different problems that include dividing various monomials. First, they identify and define quotient of powers, zero exponent and negative exponents. Then, students simplify...
Curated OER
Exponents: Scientific Notation
In this scientific notation worksheet, 9th graders solve and complete 8 various problems related to exponents and writing scientific notation of numbers. First, they write whole numbers, decimals, and other types of numbers in scientific...
Curated OER
Scientific Notation and Significant Figures
In this scientific notation learning exercise, students practice calculations using scientific notation and being sure to have the correct number of significant figures. This learning exercise has 17 problems to solve.
Curated OER
Negative Exponents
Students solve negative exponential functions. In this algebra instructional activity, students define the properties for rewriting functions with negative and zero exponents. They use a robot to create a visual of what is happening to...
Curated OER
Dividing by Powers of Ten (E): 1/10^2
In this math worksheet, students are given 26 numbers which they are to divide by 10 to the -2 power. Once the procedure is understood, the solution is easy to find.
Curated OER
Standard Form and Scientific Notation
In this standard form and scientific notation activity, 9th graders solve 10 different problems that include converting numbers and equations. First, they place the decimal point so there is one non-zero digit to the left of the decimal...
Curated OER
Quiz: Exponents to Numbers and Compare Exponents
In this exponent worksheet, students multiply fractions and decimal numbers according to the given power and identify the value as a standard number. The integers contain both negative and positive exponents. This one-page worksheet...