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SCIENTIFIC NOTATION PROJECT

Due Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2014



1) Do some research and find some interesting data
Choose 5 facts that interest you. Three (3) facts must have a number of
1,000 or greater associated with them. Two (2) facts must have a number
less than 1 associated with it.
For example:
a) The Earth weighs 6,588,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
b) One grain of sand weighs 0.0026 grams
c) In 1993 there were approximately 64,000,000 cats in America.
d) The human body contains 70,000 miles of blood vessels.
e) The weight of an alpha particle is
.000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,006645 kilograms

2) Use both standard form and scientific notation
Convert the number from your fact into scientific notation. For example:
a) The Earth weighs 6.588 x 10
24
tons.
b) One grain of sand weighs 2.6 x 10
-3
grams.
c) In 1993 there were approximately 6.4 x 10
7
cats in America.
d) The human body contains 7.0 x 10
4
miles of blood vessels.
e) The weight of an alpha particle is
27
10 645 . 6



3) Synthesize and communicate your cool data
Compile all of your data onto one sheet of paper or poster board (or more if
needed).
a) Write each fact with the number in standard form.
b) Write each fact with the number in scientific notation.
c) Use complete sentences!
d) Make it fun to look at; add some art or drawing or anecdote or some
fun thing to entertain your audience.
e) Include all your sources of your on the back of your poster. For
example, state the URL of any webpage you used or the name of any
book you referenced.
f) Check out my website for some neat web pages and/or find some
that you find interesting!


Scientific Notation Project Rubric

Name:__________________________

1] Student has 3 facts with numbers of 1,000 or greater AND 2 facts with a
number less than 1.
(4 point each = 20 pts)

Points Earned:_______

2] Student has converted 5 facts from standard form into scientific notation
correctly. (5 points each = 50 pts)

Points Earned:_______

3] Student has made each fact interesting! (4 point each = 20 pts)
(i.e. you included art or a story or the like.)
Points Earned:_______

4] Overall Projects Creativity/Originality:
Exceptional
(10 pts)
Satisfactory
(6 pts)
Unsatisfactory
(3 pts)
Poor
(1 pt)
Project is neat,
organized, and easy to
understand.
Project is complete
with strong evidence
of effort.
Project uses complete
sentences to present
information
Project is neat,
organized, and easy to
understand.
Project is complete
with some evidence of
effort.
Project uses some
complete sentences
Project is either
messy, disorganized, or
hard to understand.
Project is either
incomplete or does not
show strong evidence
of effort.
Project does not use
complete sentences
Project is messy,
disorganized, and hard
to understand.
Project is incomplete
and does not show
effort.

Points Earned:_______

For extra credit, include any of the following on your poster:
-Who invented scientific notation? (+2 points)
-Define scientific notation (+1 point)
-Include up to two more facts (+2 points each)



SOME WEBSITES WITH INTERESTING FACTS

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/
(outer space and planets)


http://www.chiff.com/a/turkey_census.htm
(Fun Thanksgiving Day Facts)

http://www.chiff.com/a/fun-facts-fourth.htm
(Fun Fourth-of-July Facts)

http://www.chiff.com/a/back-schoolnumbers.htm
(Fun Back-to-School Facts)

http://www.chiff.com/a/christmas-fun-facts.htm (Fun Holiday Facts)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/abrambrown/2014/03/03/forbes-billionaires-full-list-of-
the-worlds-500-richest-people/ (Richest People 2014)

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/306778/fun_facts_about_mcdonalds.html
(Fun Facts About McDonalds)

http://content.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/salaries/teamresults.aspx?team=21
(NFL Salaries)

http://content.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/salaries/default.aspx
(MLB Salaries)

http://content.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/salaries/default.aspx
(NHL Salaries)

http://content.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/salaries/default.aspx
(NBA Salaries)

http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/53/Compen_Salary.html
(Entertainer Salaries)

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