Welcome! Today we are going to learn about scientific notation. Below, if you click
on one of the links you will be led to a webpage where you can do as it says. By the end, you
will have a full understanding about scientific notation. Let’s start learning.
First of all, key vocabulary is necessary. Click on the following words to get links to their
definitions.
Key Vocabulary
Exponent
Base
Scientific notation
Learning
Now that you have a great understanding of what scientific notation is, let’s learn
how to use it.
Click on any of the following links to get a clear understanding of how to use scientific
notation accurately. Remember to answer the sample problems correctly or at least give
them a try.
http://freemathresource.com/lessons/general-math/104-scientific-notation
http://www.edinformatics.com/math_science/scinota.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/10796/ch1/ch1.htm
Great! I hope you understood what they meant. Anyways, let’s see if you really get
scientific notation now. Click on the following links to get practice related to scientific
notation.
Practice
http://www.austincc.edu/nrgtutor/SN/snpst.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/20991/textonly/quizzes/alg/q11/test.html
http://misterguch.brinkster.net/PRA039.pdf
http://math.about.com/library/Worksheets/Scientific-Notation-1.pdf
http://www.dadsworksheets.com/v1/Worksheets/Exponents/Scientific_Notation_V1.html
How did you do?
If you got 100% on two of the links, then OMG! You’ll be the next Einstein!
If you got average most of the time, then amazing. You may be smarter than your parents.
If you were below average, it’s okay. The questions were hard.
Further Study
Below are projects that you may do for fun.
Create a web quest about scientific notation like this one, but use different links.
If you really learned how to use scientific notation correctly, create an instruction
card teaching the reader how to use scientific notation
For our artistic people, create a collage including pictures related to when scientific
notation is used.
For musicians, create a song that includes all the information a person needs to
know about scientific notation.