Video segment. Assistance may be required. Watch the following video to review the rules of writing numbers in scientific notation.

Source: Scientific Notation Explained!, Veritasium, YouTube

This activity might not be viewable on your mobile device. Interactive exercise. Assistance may be required. Click on the image below to access the applet. Enter numbers in the blank, and then click check my answer. Work through the applet until you get 10 correct.

Video segment. Assistance may be required. The last thing we need to cover about numbers written in scientific notation is how to use them on a calculator. Watch the following video, and then answer the following questions.

Source: 08-Scientific Notation on Calculators, hakesci, YouTube

What does a calculator use to display the "×10^exponent" part of a number written in scientific notation?

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E or e.

How do you enter the "×10^exponent" part of a number written in scientific notation?

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Calculators will have an EE or an exp button that represents the entire phrase "times ten to the."