Grade 8 · Expressions and Equations

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.8.EE.A.1

Know and apply the properties of integer exponents to generate equivalent numerical expressions.

Read this standard on the official Common Core site

Lessons that teach this standard

• Exponent Rules: Multiplying, Dividing and Powers of Powers

  The three core exponent rules and why each one comes down to counting factors: add the exponents to multiply, subtract to divide, multiply for a power of a power.

• Negative and Zero Exponents: Why x⁰ = 1

  Why any number to the power of zero equals 1, what a negative exponent means, and how to convert between negative powers and fractions without guessing.