Purpose : To ultimately help an underclassman better understand what power functions are and how they are related to radical functions.

Audience : Either an Algebra or Algebra student.

Controlling idea : Understand the relationship between power and radical functions and how they can be used to solve equations.

Logical sequence and timeframe :

session : Practice recognizing power functions.

session : Practice graphing power functions.

session : Practice writing and graphing exponential functions in radical form.

session : Practice solving equations involving radicals.