This activity gives students an opportunity to see where large and small numbers are used and how scientific notation offers a convenient method of writing such numbers. This will be done both with and without technology.

• Students will use scientific notation to understand numbers, ways of representing numbers, relationships among numbers and number systems.
• Students will develop an understanding of large numbers and recognize and appropriately use exponential, scientific, and calculated notation.
• Students will try to make a connection with how to understand these topics in IB Mathematics courses and on their final assessments.

• Scientific Notation
• Expanded Form
• Integers
• Percentage Error

Scientific notation is a way of writing very large and very small numbers. Numbers in scientific notation include two parts, a number greater than or equal to 1 and less than 10, and a power of 10. 

*Note: This activity includes optional IB support, including the IB Questions download for students who are preparing for the IB Exam.