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Powers of 10

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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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scientific notation, powers of 10, exponents

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powers of 10, scientific notation, science
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Grade
11th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
45 mins
Instructional Strategy
Skills Practice

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