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Catalyst – January 11(2), 2013. Please write answers in complete sentences. What did you do over the long weekend? Write one thing you learned last week. (Reminder: it was all about the Scientific Method!). Schedule for the Rest of Unit 1 How to Be a Scientist.
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Catalyst – January 11(2), 2013 • Please write answers in complete sentences. • What did you do over the long weekend? • Write one thing you learned last week. (Reminder: it was all about the Scientific Method!)
Schedule for the Rest of Unit 1How to Be a Scientist • Tuesday: Scientific Notation, Units, Prefixes, Metric Olympics • Wednesday: Precision, Accuracy, Percent Error • Thursday: Dimensional Analysis Day 1 • Friday: Dimensional Analysis Day 2 • Monday: Unit 1 Test Review • Tuesday: Unit 1 Test!
Today’s AgendaTables and Graphs Tuesday! • Catalyst • Scientific Notation Review/Mini-Lesson • Units/Prefixes Notes and Practice • Metric Olympics! • Exit Question/Progress Reports HW: Metric Olympics Extension
Today’s Objectives • SWBAT convert numbers in and out of scientific notation. • SWBAT state and order the basic metric units and abbreviations for mass, length, and volume. • SWBAT estimate using appropriate units and make accurate measurements.
LESSON TITLE: SCIENTIFIC NOTATION AND MEASUREMENT
Distance from Earth to Mars • The distance from Earth to Mars varies a lot because Earth’s orbit around the sun is smaller than Mars’ orbit. Earth is the third planet from the sun, and Mars is the fourth. • The minimum distance from the Earth to Mars is about 54.6 million kilometers. The farthest apart they can be is about 401 million kilometers. The average distance is about 225 million km.
Nanotechnology • Nanotechnology is the manipulation of matter on an atomic and molecular scale. Generally, nanotechnology works with materials, devices, and other structures with at least one dimension sized from 1 to 100 nanometers. • 1998: Professors Uri Sivan, Erez Braun and Yoav Eichen assembled DNA and silver into a conductive wire 1000 times thinner than a human hair, opening the door for faster and more sophisticated computer chips. That’s right, living DNA molecules being used to create a new generation of electronics.
These Numbers Be Crazy! • 1 nanometer = 0.000000001 meter • 100 nanometers = 0.0000001 meter • 54.6 million kilometers = 54,600,000 meters • 401 million kilometers = 401,000,000 meters SCIENTIFIC NOTATION!!!!
Notes: Scientific Notation Key Point #1 : Scientific notation is a way of abbreviating very large or very small numbers. Exponent 3.03 x 106 3 Parts! Number Power of 10
Key Point #2: A number in correct scientific notation has only one non-zero number to the left of the decimal. Scientific Notation 3.03 x 106
Big Numbers Scientific Notation Let’s get rid of them zeroes at the end! • To do this, move the decimal point to the LEFT (to the left) 3 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .
Big Numbers Scientific Notation So, how do we use that number 7??? 3.2 4 0 0 0 0 0 x 107
Small Numbers Scientific Notation Let’s get rid of them zeroes at the front! • To do this, move the decimal point to the RIGHT (to the right) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 .
Small Numbers Scientific Notation How many times did we move the decimal to the RIGHT (to the right)? 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 .
Small Numbers Scientific Notation So how do we use that number 6??? x 10-6 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .
Positive and Negative Exponents • Key Point #3: If the number isLARGE then the exponent is POSITIVE (+); if the number is small then the exponent isNEGATIVE (-).
2250000 Scientific Notation
2250000 2.25 x 106 Scientific Notation
10 300 000 000 Scientific Notation
10 300 000 000 1.03 x 1010 Scientific Notation
0.000055 Scientific Notation
0.000055 5.5 x 10-5 Scientific Notation
9870000 0.00000987 Scientific Notation
9870000 9.87 x 106 0.00000987 9.87 x 10-6 Scientific Notation
8.1 x 103 9.4 x 10-2 Scientific Notation
8.1 x 1038100 9.4 x 10-20.094 Scientific Notation
Notes: Measurement • Key Point #4: Scientists have a standard international way of measuring volume, mass, and length known as SI.
What unit should you use to answer the following questions??? • How far is it from the Earth to the Sun? • How much water can I fit into the beaker? • How much matter can we put on the table before it breaks? METERS LITERS GRAMS
Prefixes • Key Point #5: Scientists use prefixes to adjust the value of each of these units.
2012 Women’s Triathlon • One of the closest Olympic medal races with the gold and silver decided by a photo finish for the first time
Metric Olympics • You will be completing 6 events in different stations • Read all directions before beginning each event • Record estimates and actual measurements on your Metric Olympics Score Card • Team Captain should make sure that all “athletes” are on task and completing events correctly • Extremely Important: Make and record estimates BEFORE you make actual measurements
Metric Olympics • You will be completing 5 events in different stations • Read all directions before beginning each event • Record “Hypothesized Performance” and “Actual Performance” on your Metric Olympics Score Card • Team Captain should make sure that all “athletes” are on task and completing events correctly • Extremely Important: Make and record estimates BEFORE actual event and BEFORE you make actual measurements
Lesson Wrap-Up • Scientific Notation • Measurement: Unit and Prefixes • Metric Olympics
Exit Question • Write the following numbers in scientific notation: • 47,050,000 • 0.00086 • Describe what the following prefixes do to the value of a unit (increase or decrease?) • Micro- • Milli- • Hecto- Leave Classwork Packet and Mini Metric Olympics Paper in Folder HW: Metric Olympics Extension