Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Extending the Definitions of Exponents, Variation 1

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
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...
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Education Development Center

Geography of the Number Line

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
It's more than just numbers on a line, its an organizational, mental math machine to help learners understand the value of numbers. The tool is handy when introducing positive and negative integers to see their values and...
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AAA Math

Aaa Math: Evaluating Exponents of Negative Numbers

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
The mathematics resource examines how to evaluate exponents of negative numbers. Practice exercises are included.
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AAA Math

Aaa Math: Evaluating Exponents of Negative Numbers

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This site explains how to evaluate exponents of positive and negative numbers. The site provides games and exercises to practice the skill.
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Cool Math

Coolmath: Exponents Exponents With Negative Bases

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
This prealgebra lesson explains how to figure out the answers to exponents with negative numbers for bases.
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Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Cyclic Nature of the Powers of "I"

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn two easy methods to simplify "i" with any exponent. The practice page has several problems that include explanations. The teacher resource page has two possible activities for helping students understand the concept.
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Wyzant

Wyzant: Exponents

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
The lesson from WyzAnt begins with a review of the definition of exponents then proceeds to several examples which show the definition in action. Special cases such as those involving negative bases as well as the zero exponent and the...
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Interactive Mathematics

Interactive Mathematics: Basic Algebra

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive lessons are provided for many topics in algebra, including: laws of algebra, powers, roots and radicals, algebraic expressions, equations, and more. Use the links to navigate the tutorial and learn more focused concepts. The...
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Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: Potencias De Numerous Racionales

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In Spanish. In this site you will practice working with whole and rational exponents with different interactive activities.
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Other

Mathsteacher: Cubes

For Students 9th - 10th
The lesson examines cubes through definitions and examples. Properties of cubes and the cube of a negative number are also explored.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Graphing Calculator Practice Problems Integers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Practice using your graphing calculator for integer problems. If you get stumped or if you would like to check your work, then select the View Solution button, which is located directly under each problem.
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Purple Math

Purplemath: Algebra Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Purplemath contains about 40 different lessons on various algebra topics. The lessons are divided into five different sections: preliminary topics, beginning algebra, intermediate algebra, advanced algebra, and word problems. The lessons...