Lesson 2: Introduction to Scientific Notation
Duration of Days: 4
Lesson Objective
Students will be able to express very large and very small quantities in scientific notation and convert between standard form and scientific notation with accuracy.
Why do scientists and mathematicians use scientific notation instead of standard decimal form?
How does the sign of the exponent (positive vs. negative) determine the magnitude of the number?
Scientific Notation, Standard Form, Coefficient, Power of 10, Magnitude
8.EE.A.3: Use numbers expressed in the form of a single digit times an integer power of 10 to estimate very large or very small quantities.
DOK Level 2 (Skill/Concept). This lesson focuses on the mechanics of translation between notation systems
Counting the number of zeros instead of the place value moves.
Use a decimal slider to move a decimal.
Card Sort
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