Powers of Ten - Number Sense

Posted on 8/2/2016 by Trey Cox
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Students (and adults) have a difficult time trying to grasp very large (and very small) numbers. This activity uses an interesting context (astronomical objects0 to stimulate their interest in modeling enormous distances in a way that can help them understand relative distances. Students naturally arrive at the need for a different kind of number scale than linear and arrive at a "power of ten" (logarithmic) scale. The lesson includes an extension for advanced students ready to begin to investigate logarithms.

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Standards
5.NBT.A.2 6.EE.A.1 8.EE.A.1 8.EE.A.3 HSF-BF.B.5
Math Practices
MP.1 MP.2 MP.3 MP.4 MP.5 MP.6 MP.7 MP.8
Grades
5 6 7 8 HS
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