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Stage 4 · Indices · Apply index notation to represent whole numbers as products of powers of prime numbers · Topic: Indices, roots & surds · Year 7, 8

Describe numbers written in index form using terms such as base, power, index and exponent

Dot point ID k-10-2022-stage-4-indices/ind-api-stg4-01 · NESA code MA_K_10_CP_IND_API_STG4_01 · See it on the NSW Curriculum website ↗

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Outcomes for this focus area (MA4-IND-C-01)

MA4-IND-C-01 operates with primes and roots, positive-integer and zero indices involving numerical bases and establishes the relevant index laws

Core resources for this dot point

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Interactive tool

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Maths Is Fun: Exponents
Maths Is Fun · Interactive (browser) · Free · Link checked 2026-10-15 · No prep
Use it for: Base, power and index notation.
Also tagged to: Represent numbers in index notation limited to positive powe…

Focus area resources

Checked resources for Indices as a whole (not mapped to a single dot point).

Unit/Planning
Stage 4 Unit 12 – further multiplicative thinking (sample unit of learning)
NSW Department of Education · Sample unit (DOCX) · Editable document · Free · Link checked 2026-10-15 · Australian context, Editable, Teacher notes
Outcome codes found in document: MA4-ALG-C-01, MA4-EQU-C-01, MA4-FRC-C-01, MA4-IND-C-01
Unit/Planning
Stage 4 Unit 5 – multiplicative thinking (sample unit of learning)
NSW Department of Education · Sample unit (DOCX) · Editable document · Free · Link checked 2026-10-15 · Australian context, Editable, Teacher notes
Outcome codes found in document: MA4-ALG-C-01, MA4-EQU-C-01, MA4-FRC-C-01, MA4-IND-C-01, MA4-INT-C-01