Join thousands of teachers getting the most from Teachit. Upgrade to Premium today!

Simplifying indices code breaker

Last updated: 15/11/2023
Contributor: Bob Jackson
Simplifying indices code breaker
Main Subject
Key stage
Category
Number: Indices and standard form
Inside
Includes answers
Resource type
Student activity

Download this resource for free

Create an account to access thousands of teacher-created PDFs.

No payment required!

Simplify the expressions, in terms of y, with indices to find the term relating to each letter, then crack the code to reveal a dreadful joke!

This activity covers multiplying and dividing indices as well as raising a power to a power. Two differentiated sheets are provided – the second asks students to give answers as fractions, instead of negative indices.

All reviews

Have you used this resource?

5

16/02/2021

5

20/08/2020

5

05/06/2019

Not sure what you mean about getting to page 3.

Neil Hendry

26/09/2017

Hi Jay,
You'll find the answers on page 3.
Helen

Helen Kennedy, Teachit Maths Editor

20/05/2015

How do I find the answer sheet for my students to mark their work after completing this activity.

20/05/2015

Hi Nina,
Thank you for bringing this up – it will help other teachers gauge the suitability for their classes too as you may need to be a bit cautious with your sillier students. The last word could be adapted to say 'soap', simply by copy-pasting the relevant expressions from the answers.
Jo

09/01/2014

Good idea and nice activity but the message put me off - for older years I think they could become quite silly about it.

Thanks

06/01/2014

5

5

5

5

5