ALERT: First party cookies are required to sign in to The Lesson Builder. First party cookies are currently disabled on your browser.
What Are Cookies? Cookies are tiny pieces of information that your browser adds to a special folder on your computer to let certain websites recognize you as you move from page to page within the website, most commonly used to remember login or shopping cart info. The Lesson Builder uses a session cookie to remember you as you browse the website, so that new lessons you create are added to your library and so that your searches can differentiate between your lessons and other teachers' lessons. You can still view lessons without cookies enabled. A small percent of web users choose to disable cookies since some cookies (especially third-party cookies) are used by advertisers to track browsing behavior on other websites. The Lesson Builder doesn't do that.
How Can I Enable First Party Cookies? It varies from browser to browser. Look for an 'options', 'settings', or 'tools' selection on your browser, or perform a web search for how to do it for your specific browser. You can choose to enable all cookies, enable only first party cookies, or add an exception to allow cookies from thelessonbuilder.org.
How Can I Know It's Fixed? When you think you have enabled cookies for this site, refresh the page and this message should disappear. If you still see this message after refreshing the page, cookies are still disabled for this site.
Make this a new day
Minutes
Structure:
Purpose:
Description:
Day 1:
Date:
Edit / Delete
Remember
Edit / Delete
Remember
Handout:
Add / Edit / Archive
Click to add class information to your lesson.
M1A
Grade Level:
8
Subject:
Math
Topic:
Exponential Notation and Properties of Integer Exponents
Objective:
Lesson 1:
Exponential Notation (S)
Lesson 2:
Multiplication and Division of Numbers in Exponential Form (S)
Lesson 3:
Numbers in Exponential Form Raised to a Power (S)
Lesson 4:
Numbers Raised to the Zeroth Power (E)
Lesson 5:
Negative Exponents and the Laws of Exponents (S)
Lesson 6:
Proofs of Laws of Exponents (S)
Other Information:
In Topic A, students begin by learning the precise definition of exponential notation where the exponent is restricted to being a positive integer. In Lessons 2 and 3, students discern the structure of exponents by relating multiplication and division of expressions with the same base to combining like terms using the distributive property and by relating multiplying three factors using the associative property to raising a power to a power. Lesson 4 expands the definition of exponential notation to include what it means to raise a nonzero number to a zero power; students verify that the properties of exponents developed in Lessons 2 and 3 remain true. Properties of exponents are extended again in Lesson 5 when a positive integer, raised to a negative exponent, is defined. In Lesson 5, students accept the properties of exponents as true for all integer exponents and are shown the value of learning them; in other words, if the three properties of exponents are known, then facts about dividing numbers in exponential notation with the same base and raising fractions to a power are also known. Topic A culminates in Lesson 6 when students work to prove the laws of exponents for all integer exponents. Throughout Topic A, students generate equivalent numerical expressions by applying properties of integer exponents, first with positive integer exponents, then with whole number exponents, and concluding with integer exponents in general.
Public Notes:
Click to enter. Public notes are visible to anyone who views your lesson.
Private Notes:
Hide On Print
Click to enter. Private notes are visible only to you, when you are logged in.
Reflection:
Click to enter. Your reflection should be entered after you've delivered your lesson. Evaluating what worked well and what could be improved will further your professional development, and help any teachers looking to build off your lesson.
