Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- that scientific notation is formed using the base ten system and is the reason a 10 is used as the base number.
- Raising or lowering an exponent has an effect on the place value of the decimal expansion.
Skills
Students are able to:
- write numbers in standardform in scientific notation.
- Convert numbers from scientific notation back tostandard form.
- Use information given in scientific notation to estimate very large or small quantities given in real-world contexts.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- the movement of decimals in converting between scientific and standard notation is a function of an exponent.
- Every decimal place represents a power of ten (this is a connection many students have not made yet when thinking about place value).
Vocabulary
- Scientific Notation
