Scientific Notation

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What is scientific notation?

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A method of expressing numbers as a product of a coefficient and a power of 10, e.g., 6.02 x 10^23.

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

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How do you convert a number to scientific notation?

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Move the decimal point in the number until only one non-zero digit remains to its left, then count the number of places moved and use that as the exponent of 10.

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

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Convert 0.068 to scientific notation.

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6.8 x 10^-2.

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Convert 950,000 to scientific notation.

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9.5 x 10^5.

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What does a negative exponent indicate in scientific notation?

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The original number was a small number (less than 1).

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

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Convert 1.4 x 10^-2 to standard notation.

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0.014.

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How would you write 0.0005 in scientific notation?

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5 x 10^-4.

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

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What is the coefficient in scientific notation?

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The number that is multiplied by the power of 10, which must be between 1 and 10.

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

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What is the purpose of scientific notation?

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To simplify the representation of very large or very small numbers.

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

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Convert 0.00000034 to scientific notation.

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3.4 x 10^-7.