Duration: 50 minutes

Learning Outcomes:

• Students will be able to identify prime numbers and their corresponding powers.
• Students will be able to recognize the relationship between index notation and prime numbers.
• Students will be able to represent whole numbers as products of powers of prime numbers.

Materials: Whiteboard, markers, notebooks

Procedure:

1. Introduction (10 minutes): - Engage students with a discussion about prime numbers. Have them explain what these numbers are and how identifying them can help us solve equations.

2. Guided Discovery (15 minutes): - Introduce the concept of index notation and how it is used to write product of powers of prime numbers. - Have students work with a partner to complete a set of exercises. These should focus on a whole number and its corresponding index notation

3. Practice (15 minutes): - Ask students to work independently to solve 3-4 problems related to the concept of index notation. Have them use a whiteboard to discuss the solutions with the class.

4. Conclusion (10 minutes): - Discuss the solutions to the problems and review the key concepts. Ask the students to explain what they have learned.

Assessment: - Monitor students as they complete the exercises and record observations. - Give a short quiz to assess comprehension of the material.