Dobbins Middle School - 8th Grade Math

Welcome to my 8th grade math blog.


It will serve as my primary means of keeping you informed about your child's math class. I encourage you to visit often to stay abreast as we move through the 8th grade Common Core Georgia Performance Standards (CCGPS).



Sunday, September 30, 2012

Week at a Glance: October 1, 2012

This week in math, we will continue with Unit 2a: Introduction to Exponents. The focus of this mini-unit is for students to to learn about the form and function of exponents, be able to solve problems with exponents and learn the properties of exponents. They need to know what exponents are and how they are used. It is important that students understand the following terms in order to be successful with exponents:


  • exponent
  • base
  • power
  • exponential form
  • expanded form
  • simplify
  • evaluate
We will begin the week by reviewing exponents and practicing evaluating expressions with exponents (applying the order of operations). Thereafter, we will move on to an exploration of the properties of exponents:

Product of Powers
Quotient of Powers
Power of Powers
Zero Exponent
Negative Exponents

Students will have a quiz over exponent basics and problem solving with exponents on Tuesday.



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