About This Lesson
Ever wondered how to teach scientific notation in an engaging way to your eighth-grade students?
In this lesson plan, students will learn about scientific notations and their real-life applications. Through artistic, interactive guided notes, check for understanding, a doodle & color by number activity, and a maze worksheet, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of converting between standard form and scientific notations. They will learn the step-by-step process and practice with various examples and exercises.
The lesson concludes with a detailed real life example that explores how scientific notation is used in real-world scenarios. Students will read and write about the practical applications of expressing numbers in scientific notations.