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Express numbers in scientific notation (ACMNA210)

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  • representing extremely large and small numbers in scientific notation, and numbers expressed in scientific notation as whole numbers or decimals
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  • Numeracy Numeracy
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Scientific notation

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Graham's number

  • TLF-IDM015447

If you were asked what the biggest number you can think of is, what would you say? Infinity? Well, what about the biggest finite number you can think of? Mathematician Ron Graham came across such a gigantic number in his research that, to capture its massive size, he and his colleagues needed to come up with new methods ...

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Very large and very small numbers

  • TLF-IDM013361

This is a website designed for both teachers and students, which addresses very large and very small numbers from the Australian Curriculum for year 9 students. It contains material on the vocabulary and notation for dealing with very large and very small numbers using scientific notation. There are pages for both teachers ...

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Scientific notation

  • TLF-IDM013744

This is a website designed for both teachers and students that addresses scientific notation from the Australian Curriculum for year 9 students. It contains material on scientific notation using index laws and multiplication, division and indices. There are pages for both teachers and students. The student pages contain ...

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Exploring exponents and scientific notation

  • TLF-IDL6550

Examine a group of eight numbers expressed using scientific notation. Sort them into positive and negative numbers. Group them according to whether they are greater or less than -1, 0 and 1. Arrange the numbers within each group in ascending order.

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TIMES Module 31: Number and Algebra: indices and logarithms - teacher guide

  • TLF-IDM009048

This is a 26-page guide for teachers. It extends the study of indices to rational indices and introduces logarithms.

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TIMES Module 22: Measurement and Geometry: scale drawings and similarity - teacher guide

  • TLF-IDM009166

This is a 41-page guide for teachers. It contains an introduction to scale drawings and similarity, and in particular the tests for triangles to be considered similar. Applications of similarity are included throughout the module.

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