Exploring Powers of Ten

By Joyce Allen1; NNCI Nano1

1. National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

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Through a series of activities, students will understand why the use of exponents is important in science mathematics, and engineering as well as everyday jobs. The lesson serves as an introduction to the Powers of Ten Notation or Scientific Notation. Included is a homework assignment focused on how different careers/jobs use the scientific notation to perform their work. Students will also learn how small object at the nanoscale are.

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NNIN NSF ECCS 0335765 and NNCI Coordination Office NSF ECCS 1626153

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  • Joyce Allen, NNCI Nano (2020), "Exploring Powers of Ten," https://nanohub.org/resources/34551.

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  1. elementary school
  2. K-12
  3. middle school
  4. NNCI Educational Materials
  5. powers of ten
  6. size and scale