I have always been frustrated with teaching zero exponents and negative exponents. It is difficult to really get the students to understand. But I think I have finally found a good lesson! Of course, it includes visuals that students can experiment with. When we were done with it, I was pleasantly surprised when, in answer to the question, "What is a^0?", both classes answered, "the division by itself." (Which was not a phrase I used in class, but a phrase they created from their exploration).
I struggled at the beginning of the lesson to get them to forget about the exponent rules they memorized and really understand what we were exploring. But, through the process, they forgot about the memorized rules, and embraced the math we were doing. I count this lesson a success! You can get the lesson here. First handout for Stand and Talk Collection of various patterns for groups to work with
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