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Curated OER

Scientific Notation

For Students 5th - 6th
In this scientific notation worksheet, students first write a set of 10 equations and answers in standard form, then another set of 10 in scientific notation.
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Curated OER

Write in Scientific Notation: Standard Form to Scientific Notation

For Students 6th - 8th
In this scientific notation worksheet, middle schoolers write 10 numbers in scientific notation.  Students convert large natural numbers from standard form to scientific notation.
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Lesson Plan
Manchester University

Lesson 51: Scientific Notation

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Discuss scientific notation with this mathematics lesson plan. Middle schoolers predict which problem is bigger of two numbers. They analyze the problems by observing the powers of 10 in order to decide which is bigger. This appears to...
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Curated OER

Scientific Notation

For Students 9th
In this Algebra I worksheet, 9th graders convert small numbers from scientific notation to standard notation. The one page worksheet contains six  questions. Answers are not included.
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Curated OER

Write in Expanded Form

For Students 10th - 12th
In this algebra worksheet, students solve exponential problems by rewriting them using expanded form. There are 6 questions with an answer key.
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Curated OER

Round Up or Round Off?

For Teachers 8th
In this round up or round off worksheet, 8th graders write the correct number of significant figures. They round numbers written in scientific notation and standard notation as indicated. This two-page worksheet contains 28 problems.
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Curated OER

Moles Lab Activities

For Teachers 9th - 12th
General chemistry class members engage in a mini-unit on mole conversions. Through nine lab activites with varying degrees of difficulty, they practice measuring mass and volume, molar calculations, and stoichiometry. Terrific teacher...
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Curated OER

Scientific Notation Worksheet

For Students 7th - 12th
In this scientific numbers worksheet, students express the given numbers in standard scientific notation. This worksheet has 15 problems to solve.
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Curated OER

Number Sense and Operations

For Students 9th
In this number sense and operations worksheet, 9th graders solve and complete 15 various types of multiple choice problems. First, they evaluate a few different functions shown. Then, students write numbers given in scientific notation....
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Curated OER

Dried Meat

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate the traditional method of drying meat used by Native Americans. They apply math concepts such as ratio, proportion, percent, and scientific notation to determine the amount of meat the is dried from an animal using...
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Curated OER

WORKSHEET # 7 [4.1, 4.2, & 4.3], Exponent Review

For Teachers Pre-K - Higher Ed
In this algebra worksheet, students answer 37 multiple choice questions, each having to do with exponential operations. Twenty-five problems require students to multiply exponential terms. four problems involve dividing with exponents. 8...
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Charleston School District

Pre-Test Unit 1: Exponents

For Teachers 8th Standards
How much do you know about exponents? The pre-test covers the concepts of integer exponents with both numerical and algebraic one-variable expressions. The test is also over representing numbers in scientific notation, operating with...
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Curated OER

Creating Musical Notation

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
In this creative music activity from Scientific American, young scholars learn about musical notation and then design their own notations. Great web resource links are alsp provided
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Louisiana Department of Education

Fractions, Decimals, and Percents

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
Fractions, decimals, and percents all say the same thing! Show your classes how to convert between the three forms using visual and numeric representations. Then lead them to an understanding of scientific notation.
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Illustrative Mathematics

DVD Profits, Variation 1

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
The idea in the resource is to understand the connections between proportional relationships, lines, and linear equations. To stay within the context of the standard, skip the part of the resource that solves with unit rates. Instead,...
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Curated OER

The Capacity of Planets

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders change numbers written in standard form to scientific notation. In this scientific notation lesson, 10th graders use given diameters and distances from the sun for each planet in our solar system. After rewriting each of...
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Curated OER

Living in Base Ten

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore scientific notation and the structure of the metric system.  In this middle school mathematics lesson, students read How Much is a Million? by David M. Schwartz to introduce students to the need for scientific notation. ...
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Curated OER

Powers

For Students 8th - 10th
In this powers worksheet, learners multiply and divide expressions containing variables and exponents. They convert numbers from scientific notation to standard notation. This two-page worksheet contains 5 multi-step problems.
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Curated OER

Represent Rational Numbers

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students identify expanded notation and scientific notation. In this rational numbers lesson, students use a calculator to discover the powers of 10. Students practice writing numbers in expanded notation using powers of 10. Students...
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Education Institute

Four Mathematics Lessons for Grade 9

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
These four lesson plans build algebra skills for working with numbers in exponential form and for examining triangles. Be aware that in the text, scientific notation is referred to as index notation and the laws of exponents as the laws...
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Teach Engineering

Measuring Surface Tension

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
How do you measure surface tension? The fifth installment of a nine-part series is an experiment where young scientists use tubes of different sizes to measure surface tension. They calculate the average and standard deviation of the...
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Curated OER

Powers of 10

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students explore universe, and examine how big it really is and how scientists measure the distances or sizes of things by estimating sizes of different objects and reading and writing numbers in scientific notations.
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Illinois State Board of Education

Solar System

For Teachers 6th - 9th Standards
Aspiring astronomers solve problems involving mixed units of the same attribute, including time, money, length, and area. They convert large numbers into scientific notation, then compute and compare ratios to explain why drawing...
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Curated OER

To Quote or Not to Quote

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Introduce your middle and high schoolers to the correct use of quotation marks. They identify examples of correct and incorrect quotations in magazines and edit a paragraph in groups. Use this lesson as a way to reinforce proofreading...