Using Scientific Notation to Estimate Quantities
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Objective
I can estimate the size of very large or very small things by using numbers written in scientific notation.
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Practice
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Convert the number 5,280 into scientific notation.
Convert the number 0.000061 into scientific notation.
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Exit ticket
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“The mass of a dust particle is approximately 7.5 × 10⁻¹⁰ kg. The mass of a grain of sand is approximately 5.0 × 10⁻⁶ kg. Is the dust particle or the grain of sand larger? Explain your reasoning. The distance to Planet X is 3.2 × 10⁹ kilometers. The distance to Planet Y is 1.8 × 10¹² kilometers. Which planet is farther away? Explain your reasoning. The number of bacteria in Sample A is estimated to be 6.1 × 10⁷. The number of bacteria in Sample B is estimated to be 9.3 × 10⁴. Which sample has more bacteria? Explain your reasoning.”
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