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Rounding and Significant Digits
Practice rounding numbers to a certain decimal by solving in-class problems. Learners will solve several multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction problems while rounding to a specific decimal. They will also check their work...
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Scientific Notation and Significant Figures with Math Make-Up Test
In this scientific notation and significant figures worksheet, students perform mathematical calculations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division and express their answers with the proper number of significant figures....
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Estimation and Significant Figures
Students investigate the importance of significant figures through measuring and estimating. In this estimation and significant figures lesson plan, students measure pieces of paper and round their figures to the nearest marking on the...
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Significant Figures
In this significant figures worksheet, students read about how to determine significant figures in calculations and measurements. They practice identifying significant figures in five problems.
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Significant Figures Worksheet
In this math worksheet, students perform basic mathematical operations on 5 problems and express answers in correct number of significant figures.
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Scientific Notation and Significant Figures
In this scientific notation worksheet, students practice calculations using scientific notation and being sure to have the correct number of significant figures. This worksheet has 17 problems to solve.
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Round Up or Round Off?
In this round up or round off worksheet, 8th graders write the correct number of significant figures. They round numbers written in scientific notation and standard notation as indicated. This two-page worksheet contains 28 problems.
BW Walch
Creating Linear Equations in One Variable
The example of two travelers meeting somewhere along the road has been a stereotypical joke about algebra as long as algebra has existed. Here in this detailed presentation, this old trope gets a careful and approachable treatment....
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Significant Figure Calculations
In this significant figures activity, students solve the given mathematical problems, making sure the answers have the correct number of significant figures. This activity has 8 problems to solve.
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Scientific Notation Practice
In this scientific notation practice activity, students convert numbers from standard notation to scientific notation, from scientific notation to standard notation, they add, subtract, multiply and divide and determine significant...
Mathed Up!
Volume and Surface Area of a Cylinder
The measurements are all in the can. The review for the math portion of the General Certificate of Secondary Education assessments provides scholars the opportunity to review finding volume and surface area of a cylinder. Pupils work on...
Santa Monica College
Introducing Measurements in the Laboratory
We use basic units of measurement to break down things and communicate clearly. The first lesson in an 11-part series teaches the proper way to measure various items. It starts simply with measuring the dimensions and areas of geometric...
College Board
Power in Tests of Significance
Test your knowledge of tests of significance. A curriculum model for AP® Statistics describes and defines power in terms of tests of significance. It also provides two classroom activities designed to investigate power and how it relates...
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Significant Figures and Measurement
In this science worksheet, students draw several markings on a ruler or graduated cylinder or thermometer to get each of the correct measurements. Then they state what place the marking indicates and the number of significant figures in...
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Ordering Sets of Measures
Using numbers with varying units (money, length, volume, distance, weight), scholars put each set in order from least to greatest. There are five numbers in each set, and they are all whole numbers with units attached (numbers in each...
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Scientific Notation III
In this scientific notation worksheet, high schoolers solve 10 problems where they multiply and divide numbers using scientific notation and they express their answers with the proper number of significant figures.
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Practice: Word Problems
Congratulations, you've just hit the word problem jackpot! Covering an incredible range of topics from integers and fractions, to percents, geometry, and much more, this collection of worksheets will keep young mathematicians busy...
Mathed Up!
Using a Calculator
Here's a video that presents several numerical expressions to be evaluated using a calculator.Viewers come to realize that sometimes it is not just a matter of punching in the numbers, but they also need to be concerned about how the...
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Metric System Conversion Factors
In this metric system conversion worksheet, learners use dimensional analysis to convert metric and English units. There are 5 metric to metric problems and 10 metric to English problems.
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Significant What?
Students define accuracy and precision, and differentiate between the two terms, apply the concepts of accuracy and precision to a given situation and correctly apply the concept of significant figures to measurement and mathematical...
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Significant Figures and Scientific Notation
In this significant figure learning exercise, students identify significant figures. They convert numbers from standard notation to scientific notation. This one-page learning exercise contains 14 problems. Answers are included at the...
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Significant Figures
In this significant figures worksheet, students read about how to determine the number of significant figures and how to solve problems using significant figures. Then students complete 12 problems.
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Significant Figures
In this significant figures instructional activity, students indicate the number of significant figures and then round each to the number of significant figures shown. This instructional activity has 20 problems to solve.
Lane Community College
Review Sheets: Introductory Physical Science
This hybrid worksheet connects mathematics to a science class. Learners practice solving problems that involve making a variety of conversions. An assortment of questions hits all the calculations needed for a middle school or beginning...