Students learn how to simplify surds using square factors.
Later, as learning progresses, they simplify fractions and areas of rectangles involving surds.
Differentiated Learning Objectives
- All students should be able to understand the meaning of an Irrational number.
- Most students should be able to understand the meaning of an Irrational number and simplify surds.
- Some students should be able to simplify products and quotients involving surds.
Schemes of Work Link
Indices and Standard Index Form
Indices and Standard Form Higher
