CBSE Class 8 Maths, Chapter 2: Power Play
NCERT Ganita Prakash Part 1, pages 19–47. 21 topics, about 7 days of study at 20 to 30 minutes a day.
Topics in this chapter, with textbook pages
This chapter has no printed section headings, so these topics are our own outline. Use it as a guide.
- Introductionpage 19
- 2.1Experiencing the Power Play ...page 19
- An Impossible Venture!pages 19–21
- 2.2Exponential Notation and Operationspages 21–23
- The Stones that Shine ...pages 23–24
- Magical Pondpage 25
- How Many Combinationspages 26–27
- 2.3The Other Side of Powerspages 27–29
- Power Linespages 29–30
- 2.4Powers of 10page 30
- Scientific Notationpages 31–32
- 2.5Did You Ever Wonder?pages 33–35
- Linear Growth vs. Exponential Growthpages 35–36
- Getting a Sense for Large Numberspages 36–45
- Understanding Large Numberspage 36
- Using Powers of Tenpage 36
- Comparing Populations of Speciespages 36–38
- Estimating Time in Secondspages 39–41
- Historical Context of Large Numberspages 42–45
- SUMMARYpages 46–47
- Tremendous in Ten!page 47
Teach this chapter at home
- A day-by-day plan with the exact textbook pages for each day.
- A step-by-step script for each day, so you know what to say and ask, written from the NCERT chapter.
- A quiz at the end and a written task you can check with a photo of the notebook.
Textbook pages follow the 2026-27 NCERT print and can differ by a page or two in older prints. Adhian Gurus is not affiliated with NCERT or CBSE.