Académique Documents
Professionnel Documents
Culture Documents
N12
Using indices
Mathematical goals To introduce learners to:
N12
앫 fractional and negative indices.
To enable learners to:
앫 evaluate numerical expressions using negative and fractional
indices;
앫 use the rules of indices with integer and fractional powers of
variables.
Starting points Learners should have some knowledge of the rules of indices for
multiplying and dividing numbers in index form.
N12 – 1
Suggested approach Beginning the session
Using indices
37 ÷ 32 = 3 ?
5? × 5? = 512
2? ÷ 2? = 2?
N12 – 2
Learners should place all the cards face down on the table. Learners
Using indices
take it in turns to pick up one card of each colour and turn them
over so that partners can see them. If they match, the learner keeps
the pair. If they do not match, the learner places them face down on
the table again. If a learner claims a pair that does not match and is
correctly challenged by another member of the group, they have to
N12
put the cards back and miss a turn. The winner is the learner who
has the most pairs.
Reviewing and Put a number ‘8’ in the middle of the board. Invite the whole group
extending the to suggest different numbers in index form that are equal to 8.
learning Products and quotients can also be allowed.
Give each pair of learners a number to work on, say 9, and then
share all the ideas with the whole group.
Finally, repeat the process for x2 or some other power of x.
Further ideas Cards can be used in this way for a range of topics that require only
mental calculations e.g. fractions, surds and names of shapes.
N12 – 3
Level of challenge: C/D N12 Using indices
N12 – 4
BLANK PAGE FOR NOTES
N12 Card set A – Pairs activity (page 1)
Using indices
N12
( −1)
2 1 3 1
8 3 3
9 2
16 4
−3 −2 − 21
1 2 1 − 21
36
2 5 9
−2 16 2
−1 − 23
3 3 4
25
−1 1
− 31
( −1) −2 1 4 2
8
5 9
N12 – 5
N12 Card set A – Pairs activity (page 2)
Using indices
2 1 1 64
N12
3 8 6 125
1 1
4 1
3 2
1
8 –1 3
9
25
5 27 2
4
N12 – 6
N12 Card set B – Indices (page 1)
Using indices
N12
−3 3 2
x x x x
3 1
3 x x
x 2
x 2
x
− 21 −2 x 4
x 2x x
x
1 − 21 1 −2 1
x x x 3
x
2 2
N12 – 7
N12 Card set B – Indices (page 2)
Using indices
N12
3 −1 −1
x x 2x 2 x
− 31 −2
1 2
x x 2 x 3
2x
−4
1 0 − 32
x x x
2 x
2 1 1 3 2
x x 2x x
N12 – 8