SECOND TERM E-LEARNING LESSON NOTES

DATE: WEEK 4
SUBJECT: NUMERACY
CLASS: YEAR 5
TOPIC: CALCULATION INVOLVING POWERS (SQUARES, SQUARE ROOTS, CUBE
AND CUBE ROOTS)
DURATION: 4 periods of 40 minutes each.
PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE: The pupils have learnt squares and square roots in
their previous class.
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Charts and multiplication table.
REFERENCE: Understanding Mathematics book 6 pages 76-85, Progressive
Mathematics For Upper Primary school pages 150 -156.
BEHAVIORAL OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able
to
i) Calculate the square of numbers,
ii) Calculate the square roots of numbers using príme factor method,
iii) Calculate the square roots of numbers using long division method,
iv) Calculate the square of numbers,
v) Calculate the cube roots of numbers
vi) Calculate the relationship between cubes and cube roots of numbers,
vii) Solve the given questions.
METHODOLOGY: Conversational approach
CONTENTS:
FIRST PERIOD
CALCULATION INVOLVING POWERS (SQUARES, SQUARE ROOTS, CUBE AND
CUBE ROOTS)
 SQUARES OF NUMBERS
Square of number is the result of multiplying a number by itself. E.g. 25 = 5× 5, hence 25
is the squared number of 5.
A square root is also the number when multiplied by itself gives the required number 64.
5× 5 can be written in it’s index or exponent or power form as 5², thus 5² = 5× 5= 25.
Note also that 64 could have been written under the square root sign,
SQUARE ROOTS OF NUMBERS

EXAMPLES

1. Find the squares of these expressions (i) (9²)² (ii) (3⅓)². (iii) 1.5². (iv) 0.02²
SOLUTION

(iii)
(iv)

2. Evaluate 1.5²
SOLUTION

Therefore:

SQUARE ROOTS OF NUMBERS

EXAMPLES

Find the square roots of the following expressions (iv)

SOLUTION
EVALUATION
Evaluate each of the following:
1 1
1a. 0.42 × 0.12 2a. √5 + √12
16 4

3. The length of a square is 17.6cm. What is the area of the square?

ASSIGNMENT
Understanding Mathematics book 6 pg 76 ex1 questions 1c, 1d, 1e, 1f, 1i.

SECOND PERIOD
FINDING THE SQUARE ROOT OF NUMBERS USING PRIME FACTOR METHOD

1. Find the square root of the following numbers using prime factors method:

a) 9604. b) 1024
SOLUTION
b).
a). 2 1 024
2 9 604 2 512
2 4 802 2 256
2 128
7 2 401
7 343 2 64
2 32
7 49
2 16
7 7
1 2 8
∴ √9 604 = 2 4
2 2
√2 × 2 × 7 × 7 × 7 × 7
1
= √(2 × 7 × 7) × (2 × 7 × 7)
∴ √1 024 =
= 2 × 7 × 7 = 2 × 49 = 98
√2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2
= √(2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2) × (2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2)
=2×2×2×2×2 = 32
 Square Root of a Perfect Square by Using the Long Division Method
Examples

1. Find the square root of 784 by the Solution:

long-division method.
73
Solution:
Marking periods and using the
long-division method,

28

Therefore,

3. Evaluate:
Solution:
128
Therefore,

2. Evaluate using long-division

method.

Therefore,
EVALUATION
1. Find the square root of each of the following numbers using prime
factorization method:

a. 324 b. 2 025 c. 1 156 d. 484

2. Evaluate each of the following using long division method a) 1024. b) 6084 c)
12769.
ASSIGNMENT
Understanding Mathematics book 6 pg 77 ex2 questions 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, 1l
Understanding Mathematics book 6 page 78 , exercise 3 Questions 1f, 1g, 1h.
 THIRD PERIOD
CUBES AND CUBE ROOTS OF NUMBERS
EXAMPLES

1. Find the cubes of these expressions

(I) 4³ (II) 0.7³ (III) (2½)³
SOLUTION
(I)

2. Find the cube roots of these expressions. (I)

SOLUTION
(I) =
= =

(III) = = 0.6

EVALUATION
1. Copy and complete each of the following
a. 0.5 × 0.5 × 0.5 = _____ = _____
b. (⅔)³ = __________ = ____
2. Find the value of
a. 12³
b. 15³
c. (⅖)³
3. Find the cube roots of:
a. 512
b. 72 × 24
ASSIGNMENT
Understanding Mathematics book 6 page 83 Ex. 6; questions 3d, e, f
Page 54 Ex. 7 question 1c, d, e
 FOURTH PERIOD
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CUBES AND CUBE ROOTS OF NUMBERS
Examples

1. Simplify these expressions

SOLUTION

EVALUATION
Understanding Mathematics book 6 page 84 Ex. 7; questions 2a, b, c
Page 85 Ex. 8 questions a, b, c

ASSIGNMENT
Understanding Mathematics Page 84 questions 1d, e, f.
Page 85 Ex. 8 questions d, e, f
PRESENTATION

STEP 1: The teacher introduces the lesson by revising the previous lesson and asks
the pupils some questions
STEP 2: The teacher ask the pupils to recite or sing square and cubes table song.
STEP 3: The teacher explains the topic by solving some examples
STEP 4: The pupils respond by asking questions
STEP 5: The teacher test the pupils ability and understanding by giving them some
exercises to solve based on the topic.
WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT
OBJECTIVES ASSIGNMENT
1. What is the product of 16 and the square of 16? (a) 256 (b) 4096 (c) 9604
2. Find the greatest number which can divide both 15² and 10². (a) 50 (b) 100 (c) 25
3. Find the square root of 324. (a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 56
4. Evaluate 0.3³ (a) 0.027 (b) 0.0027 (c) 0.00027
5. The value of (1⅓)³ is (a) (b) (c)
6. Simplify + . (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
7. 0.2³ - 0.1³ . (a) 0.007 (b) 0.008 (c) 0.001
8. Evaluate (40 – 36)². (a) 16 (b) 8 (c) 26
 9. Evaluate (a) 0.8 (b) 0.4 (c) 0.16
10.Simply (a) 13 (b) 169 (c) 0.13
THEORY ASSIGNMENT
1. (a) Evaluate (1.7² + 3.4²)(3.4² - 1.7²)
(b) *(⅔)² + 15/9] × (¼)² + 0.8754
2. Find the square root of these numbers using prime factor method. (a) 39.69 (b) 5929

3. Using long division method, found the square root of (a) 22 201 (b) 30 976 (c) 1 225

4. Find the cube roots of each of the following

a.

b.
CONCLUSION: The teacher marks the pupils’ note and corrects their mistakes.