The Power of Number and Proportionality · Number and Operations

Indices and Standard Form

Mastering the laws of indices and using standard form to represent extremely large or small quantities.

Key Questions

  1. 1Why does any non zero number raised to the power of zero equal one?
  2. 2How does standard form allow us to compare the scale of the universe with the scale of an atom?
  3. 3What is the relationship between negative indices and division?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

KS3: Mathematics - NumberKS3: Mathematics - Algebra
Year: Year 9
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: The Power of Number and Proportionality
Period: Number and Operations

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