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Mystery Tubes
How do scientists know they're right? Truth be told, they don't always know. Explore the scientific process using mystery tubes in an insightful activity. Young scientists discover how to approach and solve problems in science, how ideas...
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Better By Design
Which modification is the best? Using the scientific method, pairs determine the effects of each control surface on the distance of a glider's flight. The activity, section 16 in a 22-part unit on aviation, allows pupils to gain a better...
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8th Grade Math Common Core Checklist
Ensure your eighth graders get the most out of their math education with this series of Common Core checklists. Rewriting each standard as an "I can" statement, this resource helps teachers keep a record of when each standard was taught,...
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Carbohydrate Consumption, Athletic Performance and Health – Using Science Process Skills to Understand the Evidence
Should athletes carb load before an event or consume carbohydrates during the competition? Scholars discuss how to set up a hypothesis and experiment to answer a question relating carbohydrates and athletic performance. Then, they read...
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Apply Scientific Inquiry and Scientific Habits of Mind
Middle schoolers review the components of the scientific inquiry method. In groups, they apply this method to various experiments they are given to complete. They also use the correct scientific habits of mind when researching...
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Apply Scientific Inquiry and Scientific Habits of Mind
Students review the components of the scientific inquiry method. In groups, they develop hypothesis on a variety of different topics and design an investigation or experiment to test it. They share their conclusions with the class and...
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Scientific Notation Worksheet
In thsi scienfic notation learning exercise, students answer 10 questions converting back and forth between scientific notation and standard form. Students write very big and very small numbers using scientific notation.
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Scientific Notation
In this scientific notation worksheet, students write answers to multiplication problems using decimals and exponents in standard form, and decimal numbers in scientific notation.
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Standard Form and Scientific Notation
In this standard form and scientific notation worksheet, 9th graders solve 10 different problems that include converting numbers and equations. First, they place the decimal point so there is one non-zero digit to the left of the decimal...
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Scientific Notation II: The Mantissa
Students after completing the Part II (of 2) scientific notation online lab exercises, manipulate and interpret large numbers expressed in the "mantissa and exponent" format of scientific notation.
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Scientific Notation I: The Exponent
Pupils manipulate and interpret large numbers expressed in the "exponent" format of scientific notation.
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Scientific Notation
In this scientific notation learning exercise, students change numbers in standard notation to scientific notation. Numbers contain decimals. This one-page learning exercise contains approximately 10 multiple choice problems. Answers...
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Scientific Notation
In this scientific notation worksheet, 9th graders solve and complete 13 different problems that include writing the scientific notation. First, they express each number in scientific notation. Then, students evaluate and express each...
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The Universe-Scientific Notation Extension
In this scientific notation instructional activity, students write a set of 9 average distances in standard form, then complete 3 additional problems. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Writing in Scientific Notation
Students discover number sense by completing a math worksheet. In this scientific notation lesson, students identify the purpose for writing in scientific notation and practice writing large numbers in scientific notation. Students...
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Scientific Notation (A)
In this scientific notation practice activity, students use their math skill to solve 24 problems and write the answers in scientific notation.
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Understanding Scientific Notation
In this understanding scientific notation worksheet, 6th graders read the examples, then practice 3 writing numbers with scientific notation and 3 numbers in standard form.
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Scientific Notation
In this scientific notation worksheet, 9th graders solve 10 different equations that include writing the scientific notation for each problem. First, they place the decimal point in each problem after the first digit and drop the zeroes....
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Number Theory: Scientific Notation
In this scientific notation worksheet, students solve a total of 10 problems, writing numbers given in problems using scientific notation, then numbers given in scientific notation in standard form.
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Resistors and Scientific Notation
Students explain the importance of scientific notation. In this physics lesson, students determine the resistance of resistors using the colored bands. They compare and contrast scientific notation and resistor band notation.
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The Scientific Question
Students identify the steps in the scientific method and discuss how each step is implemented. They examine a study of a stream on Kaua'i and analyze the scientific method in action.
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Scientific Method
Students explore the steps in the scientific methods. Through activities, students discover the scientific is a tool for solving problems of any kind. Students will fill out a scientific method chart, and determine what information is...
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Scientific Notation
Sixth graders are introduced to and practice the concept of scientific notation. Following a brief description of scientific notation and a demonstration of how to convert numbers to scientific notation, 6th graders practice writing...
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Scientific Notation
In this scientific notation worksheet, students review how to write a number in scientific notation and then how to write a number in standard notation. Then students complete 5 problems.