Real Numbers and Exponents Unit 8th Grade Math Curriculum

Four multi-day lessons make up this complete real numbers and exponents unit for 8th grade math. Students start by exploring real numbers and finish with scientific notation.

Topics covered

• Real Number Exploration
• Square and Cube Roots
• Powers and Exponents
• Scientific Notation

What’s included

• Weekly warm up recording sheets
• Blank lesson plan recording page
• Unit vocabulary sheet
• Unit pre-assessment
• Two versions of a unit post assessment (one multiple choice and one open ended)
• Three quizzes
• Google Forms versions of the assessments
• Daily warm ups
• Daily exit tickets
• Guided notes
• Fold and Flip Notes
• Practice assignments (for homework or classwork)
• A complete PDF of the unit
• An editable PPT version of the unit
• Printable student workbook

Good to know

• Editing instructions are provided in the download. You must have PowerPoint to use the editable file.
• All questions and notes are editable.
• Copyright information, backgrounds, formatting, foldable templates and the multiple choice version of the test are not editable.
• Activities are not included in this resource.

Quick facts

• Grade: 8
• CCSS: 8.NS.A.1, 8.NS.A.2, 8.EE.A.1, 8.EE.A.2, 8.EE.A.3, 8.EE.A.4
• Answer key: included

Bundles and related resources

The digital notebook version of this unit can be purchased as the Real Numbers and Exponents Digital Interactive Notebook for 8th Grade.

This unit is part of my 8th Grade Math Curriculum, which you can purchase complete. The completed 8th Grade Curriculum is offered as an add on to my 8th Grade Math Curriculum Resources Mega Bundle. There will be no overlap between this and the Curriculum Resources Mega Bundle.

8th Grade Curriculum units:

• Unit 1: Real Numbers and Exponents
• Unit 2: Equations and Expressions
• Unit 3: Linear and Functional Relationships
• Unit 4: Systems of Linear Equations
• Unit 5: Patterns and Bivariate Data
• Unit 6: Congruency and Similarity
• Unit 7: Geometry

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