Lesson Plan: Fractional Exponents Mathematics
This lesson plan includes the objectives, prerequisites, and exclusions of the lesson teaching students how to simplify fractional indices.
Objectives
Students will be able to
- understand that ,
- evaluate expressions of the form ,
- understand that ,
- evaluate expressions of the form ,
- evaluate and simplify basic expressions involving multiple fractional exponents.
Prerequisites
Students should already be familiar with
- evaluating expressions with integer powers,
- laws of exponents for integer powers.
Exclusions
Students will not cover
- simplifying more complex expressions involving fractional exponents.