Scientific notation is defined and used to express the number 0.0000000003457. This concept is not as clearly defined as it could be, and is probably not suitable for those who have not had prior experience with the concept.

Knowing how to divide numbers and how to divide exponents has already prepared the class to divide values in scientific notation. Pupils watch a brief video that teaches them how to divide two numbers written in scientific notation. The...

Here's a video to multiply one's knowledge of multiplying numbers. Young mathematicians see how to multiply two numbers written in scientific notation by watching an educational video. They come to recognize the need to apply properties...

The video will make a great addition to any teaching repertoire. Scholars watch an instructional video that describes how to add and subtract numbers written in scientific notation. They see that they need to rewrite the numbers in...

It's standard to learn about standard form and scientific notation. A short video shows learners how to first convert very large numbers and very small numbers into scientific notation. They then learn how to convert scientific notation...

Scientists and engineers in every field use scientific notation. The Socratica video explains what scientific notation is and why people use it. Then, it offers examples of how to convert a number into and out of scientific notation....

Scientists use very large and very small numbers when measuring things. A Veritasium video explains how scientific notation simplifies these numbers. It offers examples of how to convert such numbers into scientific notation—and from...

Are your lab results both accurate and precise? An interesting video lesson explains the difference between the two descriptions. Using error and percent error measurements, these descriptions become concrete and in turn leads to a...

Are our universe's days numbered? Yes and no, depending on how you look at it. Travel as far into the future as possible in a video describing the five ages of the universe. The narrator begins the tale in current days, which are the...

Large numbers don't have to be a drag to work with. The video shows viewers how to estimate a large product of numbers. This involves first converting the numbers to scientific notation and then applying multiplication.

Science is full of big numbers, each of which can be several digits long. Learn how to determine the appropriate amount of numbers to display in answers as well as how to shorten those big numbers down to only a few and still display the...

What do all those measurement prefixes mean? Viewers learn how metric prefixes represent measurement values in the 10th installment of an 11-part Math in Science video series. They then learn how to use powers...

How d you apply significant digits when solving problems? You check out this video that includes many examples that are worked out for scholars. A worksheet is also provided for individual practice. Answers can be found on another...

Here's a riddle for you: You cannot see me, but I can change your answer. What am I? The first insignificant digit when rounding. This brief video provides a great explanation and guided example problems for practicing combining rounding...

Why are some digits of a number more important than others? This video explains significant digits and offers examples for use in measurement and guided practice. A worksheet is provided with a video explanation of all answers.

Numbers with lots of zeros, lots and lots of zeros. Decimal points to the left and decimal points to the right. Now multiply these numbers. Daunting. There's a shorter way to do it, use scientific notation. The teacher demonstrates just...

The instructor demonstrates how to convert a number written in decimal form to scientific notation. An example is given for a number with a positive exponent and an example is given for a number with a negative exponent.

The instructor demonstrates how to convert a number written in scientific notation to a decimal number. An example is given for a number with a positive exponent, and an example is given for a number with a negative exponent.

Now you don't have to write all those zeros. Viewers of this video learn how to write large and small numbers in scientific notation. The video covers two examples for each type.

Dividing with scientific notation made easy. In the video, scholars see how to use scientific notation to divide numbers. Along the way, they learn how to identify and convert values in scientific notation.

The instructor demonstrates how to convert a number written in decimal form to scientific notation. An example is given for a number with a positive exponent and an example is given for a number with a negative exponent.

The instructor demonstrates how to convert a number written in scientific notation to a decimal number. An example is given for a number with a positive exponent, and an example is given for a number with a negative exponent.

The instructor clarifies how to write numbers in scientific notation. There are a couple of criteria that must be followed in order to be able to write either a very small number, or a very large number, with lots of zeros, in scientific...

Through this video lesson, students compare exponential growth to polynomial growth and discover how quickly the number can grow or decay in exponentials.