Learning Objective: To Divide Standard Form
Connect 1. Write 63,000 in standard form.
2. Write 0.023 in standard form.
3. Work out 0.078 0.0042
All correct? Amazing! Move
on to SC2 Progress Check
(Look at the examples if you
Activate: Baseline 1. What is are stuck)
2. What is
3. If A = and B = , what is A ÷ B?
4. What is the result of
Success Criteria:
1) I can Multiply standard form
2) I can Divide standard form with calculators
3) I can divide standard form without calculators
4) I can evaluate real-word scenarios involving standard form
Investigation
Match each measurement with a standard form value.
What method can you use?
Height of the Eiffel Tower (m) 8 × 109
Weight of an elephant (kg) 1.4 × 109
Population of Earth 7 × 1027
Population of USA 3 × 102
Population of Australia 3 × 1012
Population of India 3 × 108
Tree population of the Earth 1.5 × 108
Circumference of the Earth (km) 4 × 103
Distance to the Sun (km) 1 × 1011
Stars in the Milky Way galaxy 4 × 104
Atoms in a human 2.5 × 107
Investigation
Height of the Eiffel Tower (m) 8 × 109 8,000,000,000
Weight of an elephant (kg) 1.4 × 109 1,400,000,000
Population of Earth 7 × 1027 7,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
Population of USA 3 × 102 300
Population of Australia 3 × 1012 3,000,000,000,000
Population of India 3 × 108
Tree population of the Earth 1.5 × 108
Circumference of the Earth (km) 4 × 103
Distance to the Sun (km) 1 × 1011
Stars in the Milky Way galaxy 4 × 104
Atoms in a human 2.5 × 107
Investigation
Height of the Eiffel Tower (m) 8 × 109 8,000,000,000
Weight of an elephant (kg) 1.4 × 109 1,400,000,000
Population of Earth 7 × 1027 7,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
Population of USA 3 × 102 300
Population of Australia 3 × 1012 3,000,000,000,000
Population of India 3 × 108 300,000,000
Tree population of the Earth 1.5 × 108 150,000,000
Circumference of the Earth (km) 4 × 103 4,000
Distance to the Sun (km) 1 × 1011 100,000,000,000
Stars in the Milky Way galaxy 4 × 104 40,000
Atoms in a human 2.5 × 107 25,000,000
Think Pair Share
4 3
2 ×2
2 ×2 ×2 ×2 × 2 ×2 ×2
7
¿2
What is the rule for multiplying terms with
indices?
If the bases are the same, add the
SC 1: Worked examples: Activate Your turn
Calculate: Calculate:
5 × 102 × 3 × 106 1.5 × 103 × 3 × 104
5×3 × 102 × 106 1.5 × 3 × 103 × 104
15 × 108 4.5 × 107
= 1.5 × 109 = 4.5 × 107
SC1 Progress Check: Demonstrate
Calculate:
a) 4 × 104 × 1.2 × 105
= 4.8 × 108
b) 7 × 106 × 3 × 102
= 2.1 × 109
c) 3 × 2.5 × 104 × 6 × 107
= 4.5 × 1012
d) 2.7 × 10−3 × 2 × 10−4 All correct? Amazing! Move
on to SC2 Progress Check
= 5.4 × 10−7 (Look at the examples if you
are stuck)
Think Pair Share
4 3
2 ÷2
2 ×2 ×2 ×2 ÷ 2 ×2 ×2
16 ÷ 8
¿¿22
1
If the bases are the same, subtract
SC1 Extra Practice: Consolidate
Standard Form Videos – Corbettmaths
Work out (4 103) (1.2 105) Work out (6 108) (2 105)
Dani’s method Tom’s method Dani’s method Tom’s method
4 1.2 10 10
3 5
4,000 120,000 (6 2) (108 105) 600000000
3 103
200000
4.8 108 480,000,000 3,000
4.8 108 3 103
SC 1: Worked examples: Activate Your turn
Calculate: Calculate:
3 × 106 ¿
÷ 6 × 103 ¿ 9 × 109 ¿
÷ 3 × 104 ¿
3÷6 × 106 ÷ 103 9÷3 × 109 ÷ 104
0.5 × 103
= 5 × 102
SC2: Worked examples: Activate Your turn
Calculate: Calculate:
3 × 106 ¿
÷ 6 × 103 ¿ 9 × 109 ¿
÷ 3 × 104 ¿
3÷6 × 106 ÷ 103 9÷3 × 109 ÷ 104
0.5 × 103
= 5 × 102
SC2 Progress Check: Demonstrate
Calculate:
a) ¿
6 × 108 ÷ 4 × 106 ¿
= 1.5 × 102
b) ¿
4.5 × 107 ÷ 9 × 104¿
= 5 × 102
c) ¿
4 × 109 ÷ 5 × 104 ¿
= 8 × 104
d) ¿
3.4 × 10−3 ÷ 2 × 104¿ All correct?
= 1.7 × 10−7
Amazing! Move onto
the SC3 task!
SC3 Extension
A company has grams of gold.
If the gold is split into 4 pieces, what is the mass of each piece?
8.4 ×10 6 ÷ 4
2.1
8.4 × 10 6 8.4 ÷ 4=2.1
4
¿ 2.1 ×10 6
g
SC3 Extension
A company has grams of titanium.
If the titanium is split into 1000 pieces, what is the mass of each piece?
5.6 ×10 7 ÷ 10 3
1000=10 3
10 4
5.6 × 10 7 10 7 ÷ 10 3=10 4
10 3
¿ 5.6 × 10 4g
SC3 Extension
1.3 × 104 km
1.3 × 106 km not to scale
How many Earth diameters can fit in the sun’s diameter?
10 2
1.3 × 10 6 10 6 ÷ 10 4=10 2
1.3 × 10 4
¿ 10 2=100
SC3 Extension
6 × 1024 kg
2 × 1030 kg
not to scale
What is the mass of the sun compared to the Earth?
1 10 6
2 × 10 30
10 30 ÷ 10 24=10 6
3
6 × 10 24
1
¿ × 10 6
3 ¿ 0.3 × 10 6 ¿ 3 × 10 5
¿ 300,000times the mass
SC3 Extension
24
If the Earth receives 3×10 photons from the Sun every minute, and it's
18
estimated that every square meter receives about 1×10 photons, how
many square meters does this cover? Using
𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑃h𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑛𝑠
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎=
𝑃h𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑆𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑀𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟
SC3 Extension
24
If the Earth receives 3×10 photons from the Sun every minute, and it's
18
estimated that every square meter receives about 1×10 photons, how
many square meters does this cover? Using
𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑃h𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑛𝑠
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎=
𝑃h𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑆𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑀𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟
24
3 × 10
𝑒𝑎 =
1 × 1018
24
( 24 − 18) So, the Earth receives 3×10
𝑒𝑎 =3 × 10 photons from the Sun over
𝑟𝑒𝑎 =3 × 10
6 an area of square meters
every minute.
SC3 Extension
Self-reflection
Which thinking characteristic (ACP) have you developed
the most today, and how?
Which value, attitude and attribute have you developed
the most today, and how?
