4 free indices & scientific notation resources for Year 8: 3 worksheets, 1 study guide. Answers included.
Index laws, powers, roots and scientific notation. In Year 8, Year 8 extends algebra to expanding brackets and two-step equations, adds percentages increase and decrease, ratio and rates, index laws and congruence.
Students will practise: understanding base and index notation; understanding and applying the multiplication, division and power-of-a-power laws; understanding why any non-zero number to the power of zero equals 1; simplifying algebraic terms with coefficients and indices; multiplying and dividing powers with the same base; raising a power to a power; simplifying index expressions; using zero and negative indices.
Printable practice with an answer sheet.
Multiply and divide powers, raise a power to a power, and use zero and negative indices. Expected-level practice for this year group. This…
Multiply and divide powers, raise a power to a power, and use zero and negative indices. A challenge set for students ready to stretch…
Convert between ordinary numbers and scientific notation. Builds confidence with the core skill before adding complexity. This Year 8…
Formulas and rules at a glance.
A one-page reference for the Year 8 index laws: multiplying and dividing powers with the same base, raising a power to a power, the zero…
Index laws, powers, roots and scientific notation. At Year 8, our resources focus on: understanding base and index notation; understanding and applying the multiplication, division and power-of-a-power laws; understanding why any non-zero number to the power of zero equals 1; simplifying algebraic terms with coefficients and indices.
Read the study guide first, then start with the Level 1 or Level 2 worksheet. Finish with the topic test.
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