1. High School – Pre-Algebra - Unit 4
Mathematics
High School – Pre-Algebra - Unit 4
Content Vocabulary:
Base
Composite number
Divisible
Equivalent fractions
Exponents
Factor
Greatest common factor (GCF)
Power
Prime factorization
Prime number
Rational number
Scientific notation
Simplest form
Standard notation
Factors,
Fractions, and
Exponents
Essential Understandings:
Numerical and Proportional Reasoning-
use divisibility tests and find factors
use exponents and use order of operations with exponents
find prime factorizations
find the greatest common factor (GCF)
find equivalent fractions and write fractions in simplest form
use “make it simpler” as a problem solving strategy
identify and graph rational numbers
evaluate fractions containing variables
multiply powers with the same base
find the power of a power
divide expressions containing exponents
simplify expressions with integer exponents
write, evaluate, and calculate with scientific notation