Grade 8 · Expressions and Equations

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.8.EE.A.4

Perform operations with numbers expressed in scientific notation, including problems where both decimal and scientific notation are used. Use scientific notation and choose units of appropriate size for measurements of very large or very small quantities (e.g., use millimeters per year for seafloor spreading). Interpret scientific notation that has been generated by technology.

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Lessons that teach this standard

• Scientific Notation: Writing Very Large and Very Small Numbers

  How to write a number in scientific notation, convert back to standard form, decide the sign of the exponent, and multiply or divide numbers written this way.