Balance the Scale

Students perform operations with numbers expressed in scientific notation to estimate very large and very small quantities, and to express how many times as much one quantity is as the other. Students interpret their results in context (MP2) and consider the degree of precision that is appropriate for particular contextualized problems (MP6).

By Desmos Classroom

Learning goals: Learning Goals • Compare very large or very small numbers using scientific notation. • Multiply and divide numbers given in scientific notation to answer questions in context.