Unit 7, Lesson 2
Multiplying Powers of 10
Grade 8
Preparation
Lesson Narrative
In this lesson, students make use of repeated reasoning to discover the exponent rule
Students begin by relating base-ten diagrams to exponents, specifically powers of 10. This allows them to consider the meaning of quantities and not just how to compute them (MP2).
Next, they expand expressions written as the product of two powers of 10 and notice patterns when asked to write the expression using a single power of 10 (MP8). Students will extend this exponent rule to cases where the exponents are zero or negative in following lessons, but the focus here is on cases with positive exponents.
- Generalize a process for multiplying exponential expressions with the same base, and justify (orally and in writing) that
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Required Preparation
Activity 3
Create a visual display of the exponent rule
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