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Students know that positive powers of 10 are very large numbers, and negative powers of 10 are very small numbers.
Students know that the exponent of an expression provides information about the magnitude of a number.
Students compare and estimate quantities in the form of a single digit times a power of 10.
Students use their knowledge of ratios, fractions, and laws of exponents to simplify expressions.
Students write, add and subtract numbers in scientific notation and understand what is meant by the term leading digit.
Students practice operations with numbers expressed in scientific notation and standard notation.
Students continue to practice working with very small and very large numbers expressed in scientific notation.
Students read, write, and perform operations on numbers expressed in scientific notation.
Students understand how choice of unit determines how easy or difficult it is to understand an expression of measurement.
Students will be able to determine appropriate units for various measurements and rewrite measurements based on new units.
Students compare numbers expressed in scientific notation.
Students apply the laws of exponents to interpret data and use technology to compute with very large numbers.

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