Squaring Numbers WORKSHEET

Suitable for Grades: 8th Grade
CCSS: 6.EE.A.1, 8.EE.A.2
CCSS Description: Write and evaluate numerical expressions involving whole‑number exponents.

Use square root and cube root symbols to represent solutions to equations of the form x2 = p and x3 = p, where p is a positive rational number. Evaluate square roots of small perfect squares and cube roots of small perfect cubes. Know that √2 is irrational.

Squaring Numbers WORKSHEET DESCRIPTION

This worksheet is designed to link the concrete visual representation of square numbers to the numerical index notation form. Section A asks learners to count the number of small squares that form the larger square numbers and to draw the next square number using the provided grid. Section B presents a completion table showing the visual, index notation, and the numerical value of some square numbers. Section C asks learners to complete a list of the first 10 square numbers. Section D gives a fill-in-the-box activity for either the base number or the square number. Section E asks learners to circle the square numbers in a list of random integers, and finally, section F provides more boxes to fill to solve problems involving sums of square numbers.

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This squaring numbers worksheet is designed for students in 8th Grade and aligns with Common Core State Standards.