Exponents: Dividing Terms

Objectives:

• Students will review basic division and simplifying of fractions.

• Students will learn the rules for dividing exponents.

• Students will practice dividing terms with exponents.

Suggested Grades:

Sixth Grade - Seventh Grade - Eighth Grade - Ninth Grade - including special education students

Lesson Procedure:

Print the classroom lesson plan and worksheet questions (see below).

Lesson Excerpt:

I. Introduction and Review

- "We have been learning about multiplying terms that have exponents. Today, we are going to move on to dividing terms with exponents. While these can be a little tricky, let's review a little about division and simplifying first."
- "One of the ways that we can show division in Algebra is by using the fraction bar. Here is an example:"

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