Indices (Extended Curriculum)

Introduction

Dr Frost Maths (includes slides and worksheets)

• Indices

  • GCSE-LawsOfIndices

    • ex 1a - multiplying, dividing and raising powers

    • ex 1b - negative and zero powers

    • ex 2 - fractional powers

    • ex 3 - applying indices to products

    • ex 4 - equations with indices

    • ex5 - changing the bases

• Fractional Indices Always/Sometimes/Never - MathsPad

• Reasoning with powers - Mr Draper Maths

Practice

Transum

• Indices: A self marking exercise on indices (powers or exponents) including evaluating expressions and solving equations.

• Indices Pairs: The traditional pairs or pelmanism game adapted to test knowledge of indices.

• Indices True False: Arrange the given statements involving indices to show whether they are true or false.

Corbett Maths (Answers)

• Indices  (numerical)   Video 172    Practice Questions     Textbook Exercise

• Indices: fractional     Video 173      Practice Questions    Textbook Exercise

• Indices: laws of   Video 174     Practice Questions    Textbook Exercise

• Indices: negative     Video 175      Practice Questions    Textbook Exercise

• Algebra: indices     Video 17     Practice Questions    Textbook Exercise

Dr Austin Maths

• Squares, Cubes and Roots Practice Strips (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)

• Squares, Cubes and Roots Decode the Joke (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)

• Squares, Cubes and Roots Crack the Code (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)

• Laws of Indices Practice Strips (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)

• Laws of Indices Odd One Out (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)

• Laws of Indices Match-Up (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)

• Negative Indices Practice Strips (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)

• Negative Indices Decode the Joke (Editable Word | PDF | Answers​)

• Fractional Indices Practice Strips (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)

• Fractional Indices Match-Up (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)

• Fractional and Negative Indices True or False (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)

• Harder Indices Practice Strips (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)

• Harder Indices Odd One Out (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)

• Harder Indices Crack the Code (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)

• Harder Indices Match-Up (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)

• Algebraic Indices Practice Strips (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)

• Solving Equations with Indices Practice Strips (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)

• Change of Base Practice Strips (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)

• Powers and Roots Revision Practice Grid (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)

Increasingly Difficult Questions

• Squares, cubes and roots (answers) - @taylorda01

• Indices (answers) - @taylorda01

• Fractional indices (answers) - @taylorda01 

• Negative indices (answers) - @taylorda01 

• Fractional and negative indices (answers) - @taylorda01 

Maths4everyone (includes practice/ exam questions)

• Powers and Roots

Maths Links exam questions

Powers and Roots

• Ken Stafford:  Past Paper Qs  :  Solutions

• Maths Genie  :  Questions  :  Answers

• Corbett Practice  :  Questions  :  Answers

• Corbett Textbook  :  Questions  :  Answers

• Maths Upgrade  :  Questions  :  Answers

• Maths Takeaway  :  Questions  :  Answers

Indices (Index Laws)

• Ken Stafford:  Past Paper Qs  :  Solutions

• Maths Genie  :  Questions  :  Answers

• Corbett Practice  :  Questions  :  Answers

• Corbett Textbook  :  Questions:  Answers

• Maths Made Easy  :  Questions  :  Answers

• Dr Frost : Questions (Ans. inc.)

• Maths Upgrade  :  Questions  :  Answers

• Naiker Maths  :  Questions  :  Answers

• Hannah Kettle  :  Questions  :  Video Solutions

Fractional and Negative Indices

• Ken Stafford:  Past Paper Qs  :  Solutions

• Maths Genie  :  Questions  :  Answers

• Maths4Everyone  :  Questions  :  Answers

• Corbett Practice  :  Questions  :  Answers

• Corbett Textbook  :  Questions  :  Answers

• Dr Frost : Questions (Ans. inc.)

• 1st Class Maths  :  Questions  :  Answers

• Metatutor  :  Questions  :  Answers

• Maths Takeaway  :  Questions  :  Answers

• Maths DIY  :  Questions  :  Answers

• Dr Austin  :  Questions  :  Answers

Extension

• Power Shift: Arrange the given numbers as bases and indices in the three-term sum to make the target total.

• Dr Tim's Indices Challenge: Dr Tim Honeywill has come up with these challenges to test your understanding of indices and algebra.

• Index laws open middle task - Open Middle

• Mega hard powers questions - Don Steward

• Indices Extension - Mr Hill

• Repeated addition indices problems - Ashton Coward

• Index laws problems - Brilliant.org

Other Resources

• Indices A level worksheets (solutions) - Solomon

• Indices problems - Access Maths

• Indices problems 2 - Access Maths

• Negative powers - equivalent representations - Chris McGrane

• Developing Indices Skills for Calculus - Chris McGrane

• Calculations with negative indices - Karen Hanscock

• Ever wondered why? - JustMaths 

• Index notation - four activities - J Morgan

• Powers of 10 - SMILE

• Raising a power to a power - Kyle Gillies via Starting Point Maths

• Notation, multiplication and indices - typed up by @pbrucemaths

• Index Laws codebreaker - MissBrookesMaths

• Mental Mathemagician - Yummymath

• Indices worksheet - mathshelper.co.uk

• Fractional indices - mathshelper.co.uk

• Equating powers - mathshelper.co.uk

• Square roots and cube roots - Don Steward

• Square roots and cube roots - Median Don Steward

• Cube number introduction - Don Steward

• Powers spiders - Don Steward

• Using Indices  - Standards Unit

• Properties of Exponents - Mathematics Assessment Project

• Exponential Equations - Mr Thompson on TES

• Square numbers - andytodd on TES

• Estimating Square Roots - Mr Thompson on TES

• Powers, Roots and Index Laws - danwalker on TES

• Changing the base code breaker - Justgoodmaths on TES

• IS MYP maths skills-based practice directory