Lesson Plan: Laws of Exponents
This lesson plan includes the objectives, prerequisites, and exclusions of the lesson teaching students how to apply the laws of adding and subtracting exponents when multiplying and dividing powers.
Objectives
Students will be able to
- multiply two powers by adding exponents, ,
- divide two powers by subtracting exponents, ,
- evaluate powers with an exponent of 0,
- evaluate expressions involving powers,
- compare expressions involving powers.
Prerequisites
Students should already be familiar with
- operations on integers.
Exclusions
Students will not cover
- negative bases or exponents,
- expressions involving non-rational numbers,
- noninteger powers.
