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Stage 4 · Indices · Use index notation to establish the index laws with positive-integer indices and the zero index · Topic: Indices, roots & surds · Year 7, 8

Establish the meaning of the zero index

Dot point ID k-10-2022-stage-4-indices/ind-uin-stg4-03 · NESA code MA_K_10_CP_IND_UIN_STG4_03 · 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

Interactive toolStarter
Maths Is Fun: Laws of exponents
Maths Is Fun · Interactive (browser) · Free · Link checked 2026-10-15 · No prep
Use it for: Index laws summarised with reasons.
Also tagged to: Establish the multiplication, division and the power of a po…; Apply the index laws for numerical bases with positive- inte…

Video

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Eddie Woo (WooTube): Basic Indices playlist
Eddie Woo – WooTube (YouTube) · Video · Free · Link checked 2026-10-15 · No prep
Use it for: Sydney teacher Eddie Woo's recorded lessons on indices; play a clip to model a method or for revision.
Also tagged to: Establish the multiplication, division and the power of a po…; Apply index notation, patterns and index laws to establish t…

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