exponents and exponential functions
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Simplify Rational Monomial Expressions
This post provides details about a handout for simplifying rational monomial expressions. It incorporates a couple strategies to make the simplification of rational monomial expressions more accessible. The strategies include address prerequisites skills ahead of time, chunking, and scaffolding. This incrementally walks the students through the steps. The Pages of the Handout The handout has…
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0 and Negative Exponents – Scaffolded
This post presents a scaffolded and meaning making approach to exponents that are 0 or negatives. Handout The slide show below presents all 4 pages. The handout starts with an initiation to preview the prerequisites for what is presented in the lesson. It also introduces a chart that will be used for discovery. Page 2…
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Factoring Quadratics – Loh Method
Dr. Po-Shen Loh shared a possible new method for factoring a quadratic. This post provides a layman’s attempt to share the steps that teachers may find intriguing and possibly useful, especially for complex roots. Dr. Loh’s Website Here is a link to a page on his site that provides his explanation. Factoring Background In the…
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Power Rules on a Google Jamboard
Exponents and Basic exponent rules are challenging. The Power Rules add another layer of challenge. This post outlines an instructional approach. The original problem is decomposed and then recomposed to show how the underlying concepts of the Power and Power of a Product Rules. Overview The Jamboard is configured in similar fashion as the Jamboard…