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Star Voyage-Scientific Notation
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Star Voyage-Scientific Notation Overview Students investigate scientific notation by changing numbers into scientific notation, and then using them in calculations. Math Concepts • scientific notation • addition • division Materials • TI-34 Û • pencil • student activity (page 8) Introduction Set up the activity by telling your students: The standard form for scientific notation is a Q 10n, where a is greater than or equal to 1 and less than 10, and n is an integer. 1. Have students practice writing the following numbers in scientific notation using pencil and paper. a. 93 000 000 b. 384 000 000 000 c. 0.00000000000234 d. 0.0000000157 9.3 Q 107 3.84 Q 1011 2.34 Q 10-12 1.57 Q 10-8 2. Have students change the following numbers into scientific notation using the TI-34 Ö. a. 12 000 000 000 000 b. 974 000 000 000 c. 0.0000000000034 d. 0.00000000004 1.2 Q 1013 9.74 Q 1011 3.4 Q 10-12 4 Q 10-11 3. Have students change the following numbers into floating decimal (standard notation). a. 5.8 Q 107 b. 7.32 Q 105 c. 6.2 Q 10-6 d. 3 Q 10-8 58 000 000 732 000 0.0000062 0.00000003 1. Enter the first number. ¸0000000000 2. Press < to display the number in scientific notation. 1. 2x1013 ³ 1. Enter 5.8 and press C. 5.8¯ 2. Enter 7 and press