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Operations with Scientific Notation

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Examples, solutions, videos and lessons to help Grade 8 students learn how to perform operations with numbers expressed in scientific notation, including problems where both decimal and scientific notation are used. Use scientific notation and choose units of appropriate size for measurements of very large or very small quantities (e.g., use millimeters per year for seafloor spreading). Interpret scientific notation that has been generated by technology

Common Core: 8.EE.4

Suggested Learning Targets


  • I can perform operations using numbers expressed in scientific notations.
  • I can use scientific notation to express very large and very small quantities.
  • I can interpret scientific notation that has been generated by technology.
  • I can choose appropriate units of measure when using scientific notation.
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