Curated OER
Operations with Scientific Notation
For this scientific notation worksheet, students simplify numbers in scientific notation. They perform the given operations and write the answer in scientific notation. This four-page worksheet contains 28 problems. Answers are provided...
Virginia Department of Education
Scientifically Speaking
Explore the connection between operations with scientific notation and the laws of exponents. Scholars work on a set of word problems involving operations with scientific notation. Along the way, they consider how the laws of exponents...
Curated OER
Exponents with Base 10
In this exponents with base ten worksheet, students write exponents in standard form and in scientific notation. This two-page worksheet contains 27 problems. Answers are provided on the last page.
Illustrative Mathematics
Ants Versus Humans
You would think that humans make up more mass than ants do on this planet, but think again, and this time by performing calculations. Middle schoolers use scientific notation to compute and compare the estimated total mass of all humans...
Curated OER
Scientific Numbers: Large Numbers
In this scientific numbers worksheet, students change numbers from standard notation to scientific notation. This two-page worksheet contains 19 problems. Answers are provided on the last page.
EngageNY
End-of-Module Assessment Task: Grade 8 Module 1
It's all in the numbers. Determine your pupils' level of understanding of scientific notation using this assessment task. The final lesson in the series assesses scholars on the application of scientific notation in real-life situations....
CCSS Math Activities
Smarter Balanced Sample Items: 8th Grade Math – Target B
Develop a radical approach to covering the Smarter Balanced targets for 8th grade math with a presentation that helps further develop math skills. Seven sample items demonstrate the expectation for working with integer exponents,...
Curated OER
The Battle for Ultimate Power
Students gain an understanding of how the powers of 10 and scientific notation can be used to represent the scale of things in the universe. They relate the number of stars in the universe to the number of grains of sand on Earth's beaches.
MCAS Mentor
Number Sense and Operations
In this number sense and operations worksheet, learners solve 15 different types of problems that include reading number lines and solving inequalities. First, they write the scientific notation of various numbers given. Then, pupils...
Mathed Up!
Standard Form
Be sure your young mathematicians can work with scientific notation. Scholars first watch a video to review scientific notation. They then complete a worksheet requiring conversions and operations with scientific notation.
Math-U-See
Extra Practice
From exponents to slope-intercept form, an array of extra practice exercises will reinforce necessary skills for your middle and high schoolers. The worksheets include practice with order of operations, graphing equations, scientific...
Curated OER
Scientific Notation
For this pre-algebra worksheet, students write 6 numbers in scientific notation. They convert 6 numbers from scientific notation to standard notation. Students change 4 rational numbers to scientific notation. They multiply 6 pairs of...
Curated OER
Scientific Notation
In this scientific notation worksheet, students identify numbers that are written in scientific notation. They switch six numbers in scientific notation into standard form. They rewrite twelve numbers from standard to scientific...
Curated OER
Scientific Notation
Students observe the teacher writing numbers and determine the rules for scientific notation. After explanations, they perform operations on numbers in scientific nation and discuss reasons for using this method of writing numbers and...
Curated OER
Exponents and Scientific Notation
In this exponents worksheet, students complete 6 multiple choice questions using the laws of exponents and scientific notation.
Curated OER
Volume Calculation Exercise
Middle schoolers work with scientific notation and rounding as they determine volume. In this volume lesson, pupils attempt to calculate the volume of the planet Jupiter. They use rounding to two significant digits and scientific...
EngageNY
Estimating Quantities
Apply the concept of magnitude to estimate values and compare numbers. The ninth activity of the 15-part series asks learners to write numbers to their next greatest power of 10 and then make comparisons. Scholars begin to understand the...
Curated OER
Scientific Notation
For this algebra worksheet, students identify the correct method to write positive and negative exponents. They solve word problems and write in scientific notation. There are 21 questions with an answer key.
Curated OER
Scientific Notation
In this scientific notation worksheet, students change numbers in standard notation to scientific notation. Numbers contain decimals. This one-page worksheet contains approximately 10 multiple choice problems. Answers are provided.
Curated OER
Six Convert Small Numbers into Scientific Notation
In this scientific notation worksheet, students convert six numbers given in expanded form into scientific notation. All six of these problems will have solutions with negative exponents.
Curated OER
Scientific Notation
Students solve mathematical equations involving scientific notation. In this scientific notation lesson, students collaborate in small groups discovering proper problem solving strategies.
Curated OER
Using Scientific Notation
In this using scientific notation activity, 8th graders write 6 decimal expressions, positive and negative, in scientific notation.
Curated OER
Writing Scientific Notation
In this pre-algebra activity, 8th graders solve 6 problems by rewriting large numbers using scientific notation.
Manchester University
Lesson 51: Scientific Notation
Discuss scientific notation with this mathematics instructional activity. 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...