Lesson 3: Operations with Scientific Notation
Duration of Days: 4
Lesson Objective
Students will perform operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) with numbers in scientific notation and use these operations to solve real-world problems.
How do the properties of exponents make multiplying and dividing large/small numbers more efficient?
Why must powers of 10 be identical before adding or subtracting in scientific notation?
Operation, Alignment, Equivalent Expression, Factor, Dividend, Divisor
8.EE.A.4: Perform operations with numbers expressed in scientific notation, including problems where both decimal and scientific notation are used.
DOK Level 3 (Strategic Thinking). Students must decide which operation to use
Addning exponents instead of multiplying
Step by step outline
student work
performance task