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Scientific Notation and Significant Figures with Math Make-Up Test
For this scientific notation and significant figures worksheet, students perform mathematical calculations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division and express their answers with the proper number of significant...
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Estimation and Significant Figures
Students investigate the importance of significant figures through measuring and estimating. In this estimation and significant figures lesson plan, students measure pieces of paper and round their figures to the nearest marking on the...
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Significant Figures
In this significant figures worksheet, students read about how to determine significant figures in calculations and measurements. They practice identifying significant figures in five problems.
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Scientific Notation and Significant Figures
In this scientific notation worksheet, learners practice calculations using scientific notation and being sure to have the correct number of significant figures. This worksheet has 17 problems to solve.
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Significant Figure Calculations
In this significant figures worksheet, students solve the given mathematical problems, making sure the answers have the correct number of significant figures. This worksheet has 8 problems to solve.
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Scientific Notation Practice
For this scientific notation practice worksheet, students convert numbers from standard notation to scientific notation, from scientific notation to standard notation, they add, subtract, multiply and divide and determine significant...
Santa Monica College
Introducing Measurements in the Laboratory
We use basic units of measurement to break down things and communicate clearly. The first lesson in an 11-part series teaches the proper way to measure various items. It starts simply with measuring the dimensions and areas of geometric...
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Significant Figures and Measurement
In this science learning exercise, students draw several markings on a ruler or graduated cylinder or thermometer to get each of the correct measurements. Then they state what place the marking indicates and the number of significant...
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Scientific Notation III
In this scientific notation learning exercise, students solve 10 problems where they multiply and divide numbers using scientific notation and they express their answers with the proper number of significant figures.
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Metric System Conversion Factors
In this metric system conversion worksheet, students use dimensional analysis to convert metric and English units. There are 5 metric to metric problems and 10 metric to English problems.
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Significant Figures
In this significant figures activity, students read about how to determine the number of significant figures and how to solve problems using significant figures. Then students complete 12 problems.
Lane Community College
Review Sheets: Introductory Physical Science
This hybrid worksheet connects mathematics to a science class. Learners practice solving problems that involve making a variety of conversions. An assortment of questions hits all the calculations needed for a middle school or beginning...
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Significant Figures
In this significant figures learning exercise, students indicate the number of significant figures and then round each to the number of significant figures shown. This learning exercise has 20 problems to solve.
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Jupiter and Io
In this Jupiter and Io instructional activity, students use a diagram of the planet and its moon to find the dimension of the image, the width of the largest feature in the atmosphere of Jupiter, the width of the smallest feature in the...
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Washington D.C. from Space
In this Washington D.C. from space worksheet, students use a picture generated by the International Space Station and they find the scale of the image. They determine the actual size of features in the image, they find the distances...
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Magnetic Forces and Kinetic Energy
In this magnetic forces and kinetic energy worksheet, students use the formula that relates the speed of an electron in a plasma cloud to its energy to find the speed of 6 different plasma cloud electrons. They answer 5 questions that...
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Practice on Metric Conversions
In this science worksheet, students use significant figures and illustrate all of their work for each problem. Then they use scientific notation for numbers larger than 10 to the 4th power and smaller than 10 to the negative 4th power.
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Volume Calculation Exercise
Middle schoolers work with scientific notation and rounding as they determine volume. In this volume instructional activity, pupils attempt to calculate the volume of the planet Jupiter. They use rounding to two significant digits and...
Beyond Benign
Municipal Waste Generation
Statistically, waste may become a problem in the future if people do not take action. Using their knowledge of statistics and data representation, pupils take a look at the idea of waste generation. The four-part unit has class members...
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Wave Math
Students identify the different factors affecting the size and shape of ocean waves. In this math lesson, students calculate wave speed and wavelength given a mathematical formula.
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Radon Gas in the Basement: A Radiation Hazard
In this radon gas worksheet, students read about the harmful effects of radon exposure over time. They use a map that shows radon gas zones to answer 3 questions about exposure to the gas and the amount of radiation that humans get from...
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"ART ZOO 'Blacks in the Westward Movement', 'What Can You Do with a Portrait', and 'Of Beetles, Worms, and Leaves of Grass'"
Students study black history, examine portraits and portrait making and create their own portraits, and investigate their natural environment. This humanities lesson provides a text that can be used to teach lessons in black...
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Lady Liberty
If you're looking for a fantastic cross-curricular lesson on the Statue of Liberty, then this lesson is for you! Learners watch a Reading Rainbow episode which focuses on the Statue, then gather facts about the creation, construction,...
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Dimensional Analysis Practice Problems
In this science and engineering worksheet, students use dimensional analysis to solve each of the problems stated on the sheet. They illustrate their work and how they arrived at their answers by using significant figures for their final...