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Challenge: Powers of 10
Youngsters respond to 10 problems that require them to calculate the products of the powers of 10 and write numbers in exponent form.
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The Battle for Ultimate Power
Students gain an understanding of how the powers of 10 and scientific notation can be used to represent the scale of things in the universe. They relate the number of stars in the universe to the number of grains of sand on Earth's beaches.
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Dividing by Powers of Ten (D)
In this powers of ten worksheet, learners divide whole numbers ranging from two digits to six digits by various powers of ten. This four-page worksheet contains approximately 40 problems, with answers.
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Dividing by Powers of Ten (E)
In this powers of ten worksheet, students divide whole numbers containing three to six digits by various powers of ten. They also divide whole numbers by decimals. This four-page worksheet contains approximately 40 problems, with answers.
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Multiplying by Multiples of Positive Powers of Ten (Single-digit Facts)
In this positive powers of ten worksheet, learners multiply one-digit numbers times powers of ten ranging from three to 70,000. This two-page worksheet contains approximately 50 problems, with answers.
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Multiplying by Multiples of Positive Powers of Ten (D)
In this positive powers of ten learning exercise, students multiply two-digit numbers by powers of ten ranging from 1 to 90,000. This two-page learning exercise contains approximately 50 problems, with answers.
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Multiplying by Negative Powers of Ten (E)
In this negative powers of ten worksheet, students multiply one-digit whole numbers by decimal numbers ranging from 1 to .0001. This two-page worksheet contains approximately 50 problems, with answers.
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Representing Numbers Using Scientific Notation
Learners explore the concept of scientific notation. In this scientific notation lesson, mathematicians discuss how multiplying by a power of 10 affects the decimal. They play Powers of 10 Yahtzee. Students roll a die five times and each...
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Dividing by Powers of Ten (A)
In this powers of ten worksheet, students divide whole numbers containing two to four digits by negative powers of ten. They also divide whole numbers by decimal numbers. This four-page worksheet contains approximately 40 problems,...
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Dividing by Powers of Ten (B)
In this powers of ten worksheet, students divide two to four digit whole numbers by negative powers of ten. They also divide whole numbers by decimal numbers. This four-page worksheet contains approximately 40 problems, with answers.
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Dividing by Powers of Ten (D)
In this powers of ten learning exercise, students divide two to four whole digit numbers by negative powers of ten. They also divide whole numbers by decimals. This four-page learning exercise contains approximately 40 problems, with...
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Decimals Worksheet 1: Division 2
In this division learning exercise, students complete 20 problems dividing whole numbers by powers of 10. Answers are found by clicking a link. An excellent in-class activity, or homework assignment.
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Decimals Worksheet 1: Division - Powers Of 10
In this division worksheet, students divide numbers with decimals by numbers that are powers of 10. Answers can be found by clicking a link. An excellent in-class activity, or homework assignment.
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Measurement
Fifth graders complete measurement problems where they use powers of ten, read metric measurement tools, estimate measurements, and more. For this measurement lesson plan, 5th graders complete 10 problems.
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Powers of Ten
Young scholars make paper ten strips using graph paper. They add them together to depict the powers of ten.
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Powers of 10
Young scholars explore universe, and examine how big it really is and how scientists measure the distances or sizes of things by estimating sizes of different objects and reading and writing numbers in scientific notations.
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Kokogiak Media: The Megapenny Project: Table of Very Big Numbers
Learn about big numbers with this big number list.
Florida State University
Florida State University: Molecular Expressions: Secret Worlds: The Universe Within
Animation going from the Milky Way all the way down to inside an atom by powers of ten. This animation helps illustrate and quantify the powers of ten.
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Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Algebra Review: Powers of 10
Find a quick, concise explanation of the positive and negative exponents of the powers of 10. A table of examples are given and clearly explained.