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Introduction
This webquest was created so students will be able to compute and explore numbers written in scientific notation and in the real world.
Go to the task.
Task
You will be taking part in a webquest involving the Powers of Ten and Scientific Notation. Go to each concept's page and follow the steps. Remember to record everything on your activity sheet. Have fun!
Go to the Process.
Process
Complete each activity in order. Do not skip around.
Activity #1: Go to the "Secret Worlds: The Universe Within" website. Watch the Powers of Ten slideshow. When it is finished, it will give you the option to increase or decrease the powers of ten. Browse through the different slides, choose three of your favorites, and record them on your activity sheet.
"Secret Worlds: The Universe Within"
Activity #2: Go to the "Kids Astronomy" website. Use the information on the website to answer the questions on your activity sheet. Once you have answered the questions, you may explore the Powers of Ten slideshow.
Activity #3: In this activity, use the real-life examples to fill in the Standard Notation for at least four examples. Convert these numbers to Scientific Notation and record on the table. You must have two real-life examples with positive exponents and two real-life examples with negative exponents.
Activity #4: Visit Carnegie Learning Online Website. Click on Mathia Lite. Please wait patiently while the program loads.
When you have completed Activity #4, go to the Evaluation.
Evaluation
Activity #5: Go to the "Converting Large Numbers" website. Answer as many as you can in 60 seconds and record your score on the activity sheet.
Activity #6: Go to the "Converting Small Numbers" website. Answer as many as you can in 60 seconds and record your score on the activity sheet.
When you have completed Activity #6, go to the Conclusion.
Conclusion
Congratulations! You have explored positive and negative exponents and about scientific notation. You did independent, online research to gather scientific facts. You expressed very large and very small numbers from these scientific facts in scientific notation.
Extention: Go to the "Universcale" website. Watch the Intro video. Along the bottom of the screen, click on different measurements and explore the different things at each measurement. Choose your three favorites and record them on your activity sheet.
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