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Prepare 3x5
cards with a variety of numbers written in scientific notation.
For example,
Give each student a card and ask the
class to arrange themselves around the room in numerical order.
(Do not allow a calculator to be used for this
activity.)
This activity will help
students obtain a feeling of how numbers written in scientific notation
are related to one
another.
There are many additional activities which
also utilize these cards:
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Ask all of the students holding numbers
greater than one to move to one side of the room, and
all students holding numbers less than one to move to the
opposite side of the room.
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Ask 5 students to stand in the front of
the room in numerical order. You, the teacher, holding a card,
position yourself in the number line. Ask the class if you are
standing in the correct numerical location. This could also be a
small quiz or extra credit activity.
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Ask 2 students to stand in the front of
the room. Ask the class to determine the size of the interval
between the two numerical values.
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Shuffle the cards and ask the students
to place themselves in numerical order a second time.
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It takes only a few minutes
to create the cards, and there are numerous ways the cards may be
put to use. |
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