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Students will be using scientific notation throughout the year, and this lesson is a brief review of scientific notation with the end goal of students performing calculations with scientific notation using their calculators.
Students will be converting scientific notation and and performing calculations using scientific notation. (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) Each of these mathematical calculations are included without using a calculator mainly to emphasize the calculation of units. Then, calculations using the calculator follows giving students lots of practice preforming these calculations with a calculator.
The objective is that by the end of the lesson students will be comfortable performing calculations using scientific notation with their calculator. Two other objectives for the lesson is for students to record answers in scientific notation with the correct sig figs, and visually calculate the resulting units.
The lesson starts with an awesome class activity and a video.
Lesson Objectives:
* Convert scientific notation to and from standard form
* Perform mathematical problems using scientific notation – addition, division, multiplication, & division
* Use the calculator for problems involving scientific notation
* Calculate units and use significant figures in the final answer
Prior Knowledge:
Significant Figures
Lesson Duration: 1 class period depending on time spent on class activity
Included in This Resource:
* PowerPoint Presentation – Editable (22 slides)
* Student Notes – Cloze Notes - Print & Digital
* Student Notes – Blank
* Student Notes Suggested KEY
* Exit Ticket – Check for Understanding w/ KEY - Print & Digital
* ½ page Homework w/ KEY - Print & Digital
* Quiz: Significant Figures & Scientific Notation w/ KEY - Print & Digital
* Teacher Notes – detailed with class activity & video instructions, and slide-by-slide background info
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This lesson is appropriate for grades 9-12 chemistry & physical science
This will be a lesson you will want to use year after year!
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