Emily Allman
@emilyallman.bsky.social
Secondary Math Teacher | SEI | Thinking Classrooms | Sense Making
Used a trio of Harkness discussions to introduce rational exponents to my freshmen algebra students. 1) What is the value of 9^0? 2) 9^-1? 3) 9^ 1/2? We had a nice discussion/analysis of 1 & 2 before moving to 3. This was lovely but hard for us.
February 14, 2024 at 5:03 AM
Used a trio of Harkness discussions to introduce rational exponents to my freshmen algebra students. 1) What is the value of 9^0? 2) 9^-1? 3) 9^ 1/2? We had a nice discussion/analysis of 1 & 2 before moving to 3. This was lovely but hard for us.