Negative and Zero Exponents

Students identify and use patterns to reason and generalize about negative and zero exponents.

By Amplify Classroom

Grades: 8th Grade

Subject: Math

Learning goals: Today’s Goals • Use patterns to determine that `a^{0}=1` and that `a^{-n}=\frac{1}{a^{n}}=(\frac{1}{a})^{n}`. • Determine if expressions involving positive, negative, and zero exponents are equivalent. • Describe patterns in tables with positive, negative, and zero exponents. (Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening)