Year 8 · Maths
Understand integer powers and real roots in Year 8 Maths
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- Estimate Square and Cube Roots — support from Oak National Academy
- Estimate Square Roots — support from Khan Academy
- Find the Cube and Cube Roots of Numbers — support from Oak National Academy
- Find the Square Roots of Decimals — support from Oak National Academy
- Know Your Squares and Cubes — support from Oak National Academy
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Oak video: Square And Cube Roots
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Khan Academy: Approximating square roots
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Oak video: Square And Cube Numbers
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Oak lesson slides: Square And Cube Roots
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Beyond: Square Roots Worksheet
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Volume of cubes and cuboids
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Roots of Decimals and Fractions
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Oak lesson slides: Square And Cube Numbers
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Roots - BBC Bitesize
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Approximating Square Roots
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Eighth Grade Find and Estimate Square Roots Maze
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Eighth Grade Square Roots of Fractions and Decimals Practice
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Oak worksheet: Square And Cube Roots
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Estimate Square Roots practice questions
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Oak worksheet: Square And Cube Numbers
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