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Grade 8

Topic-Exponent and Radicals

Sub - topic-Laws of rational exponents

Learning Objectives-The students must understand--

Exponents and Radicals
Rational nos. As exponents
Positive and negative rational no. as exponents
Laws of rational exponents
Solving questions using laws.

Learning Outcomes--The students

-Understand the difference between exponent and radical, Positive n
Negative exponents
-able to recognize the different laws and apply them according to the
Requirement of the question.

Previous Knowledge---The students must know about-

Powers and different operations on them.
Laws of exponents for integral powers
Examples--
1 Using laws of exponents, find the value of
a) 22 x 24
b) 58 ÷ 53
c) 25x ÷ 2x = 24
Methodology / Teaching strategies
Teacher will start the lesson by using paper folding activity
 Art integrated activity

Instructions for activity

1) Cut out the sixteen puzzle pieces.
2) Pair up the matching expressions (each unsimplified expression has a
matching simplified expression.)
3) When complete the puzzle the puzzle will be a 4x4 square grid.
4) Highlight the matching expressions with the same colour.
Activity 3. Foldables can be made on laws of exponents.

Teaching learning aids

Coloured sheets , pair of scissors, cardboard, fevicol , coloured pens

Real Life Examples

1. Total outcomes when more than one coin are tossed together.
2.Geophysicists also use a logarithmic scale. An earthquake that
measures a 7 on the Richter scale clocks in at 107 for seismic energy
while an earthquake measuring an 8 represents 108 for seismic energy.
This means the second earthquake is 10 times more powerful than the
first.
3. When chemists indicate a substance has a pH of 7, they know this
represents 107 while a substance with a pH of 8 represents 108. This
means that the substance with the pH of 8 is 10 times more basic than
the substance with the pH of 7.

4.One of the most common real world applications of exponents involves

taking measurements and calculating multi-dimensional quantities. Area
is the measure of surface in two dimensions (length x width), so you
always measure it in square units like square feet or square meters. For
instance, when you calculate the area of a garden bed using feet, you
should provide the solution in square feet or ft2 using an exponent.

Similarly, volume is the measure of space in three dimensions (length x

width x height), so you always measure it in cubic units like cubic feet or
cubic meters. For example, if you wanted to calculate the volume of a
greenhouse, you would provide the answer in cubic feet or ft3 using an
exponent.