The problems in this video contain additional examples of scientific notation, continued from the previous presentation. Viewers have the opportunity to see Sal work through several more problems using the same techniques he has been...

General chemistry class members engage in a mini-unit on mole conversions. Through nine lab activites with varying degrees of difficulty, they practice measuring mass and volume, molar calculations, and stoichiometry. Terrific teacher...

Apply the concept of scientific notation to a word problem involving the rate of speed. Sal explains how to express the answer in scientific notation.

Sal uses a TI-85 graphing calculator to demonstrate how to check his work while he solves a complex word problem where he must use scientific notation to express his answer. This would be a very useful video for an SAT prep or cumulative...

Through a station rotation activity, scientists complete 9 chemistry activities to complete this interactive worksheet. Concepts include molar masses, percent composition, accuracy vs. precision, mass of an object, scientific notation,...

Some terrific practice in math awaits your pupils in this engaging Jeopardy-style game. They can earn bronze, silver, and gold medals by answering questions correctly. The categories include: Place Values in Expanded Form, Names of...

Copernicus published the heliocentric solar system concept in 1514. The Catholic church banned the book, and that ban wasn't lifted until 1835. Now the heliocentric model of the solar system is widely accepted, and the lesson plan...

Go back in time and do the math for the major land purchases in US history. An activity testing skills in scientific notation and exponent rules allows learners to research the three major land purchases and use those findings for their...

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...

What is a million between friends? This fast food chain claims to serves a certain percentage of Americans every day. The resource agrees, but depending on how you calculate it, you could be a million off. Let your fast food munchers be...

You would think that humans make up more mass than ants do on this planet, but think again, and this time by performing calculations. Middle schoolers use scientific notation to compute and compare the estimated total mass of all humans...

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.

In this scientific notation worksheet, students convert 8 numbers from scientific notation to standard notation. They convert 8 numbers from standard notation to scientific notation. They solve 14 problems using the exponent function on...

All high school science courses require some mathmatics skills. This learning exercise engages them in math practice with a focus on significant figures, scientific notation, and unit conversions. Keep it on hand for all of your  science...

Thirty multiple-choice questions and their answers are provided in this resource. It was written for a general chemistry course and queries test takers on scientific notation, mixtures, chemical symbols, electric charges, Dalton's atomic...

This worksheet provides practice of converting between standard notation and scientific notation. It also includes problems of numbers written in scientific notation that are multipled or divided that need to be simplified by using the...

In this math skills worksheet, students solve a variety of basic math problems such as solving for "x" in different types of equations, manipulating algebraic expressions, converting from ordinary notation to scientific notation and...

The use of the TI-83 calculator is the focus of this science/math lesson. It requires using the TI-83 to manipulate large and small numbers through scientific notation in order to solve word problems. Addition, subtraction, division, and...

Chemistry pupils review SI units. In this chemistry lesson plan students review material previously covered. Students work to convert numbers using SI units.

In this significant figures instructional activity, students indicate the proper number of significant figures in given measurements and they convert from scientific notation to ordinary notation and from ordinary notation to scientific...

In this equivalent expressions worksheet, 9th graders solve and complete 9 different multiple choice problems. First, they determine the expression that is equivalent to the given equation. Then, students write the diameter of a number...

Review conversion of decimal numbers into SN form with these examples of common astronomical applications and quantities. Young learners rewrite those numbers with scientific notation and with the correct units. The answers are available...

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.