Number Systems and Radical Thinking · Number Sense

Powers and Scientific Notation

Applying laws of exponents to simplify expressions and using scientific notation to manage extreme magnitudes.

Key Questions

  1. 1How do exponent rules allow us to perform complex calculations with very large or small numbers?
  2. 2When is scientific notation more efficient than standard form in scientific contexts?
  3. 3Why is any non zero number raised to the power of zero equal to one?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Number - Grade 8ON: Algebra - Grade 8
Grade: Grade 8
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Number Systems and Radical Thinking
Period: Number Sense

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