Significant digits are used so that
our calculations are not more precise than our measurements. All digits
other than zero are significant.
Its
the zeros that are the tricky ones. We went over the rules and then did
some practice situations. We will continue to practice this and all
calculations made for the rest of the year must be rounded to the
correct number of significant digits.
Scientific
Notation is used for very large and very small numbers that usually
have a lot of zeros to make the numbers for manageable. Most students
are familiar with scientific notation and just need a bit of practice.
Global Ocean Conveyor
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Today students began class with a BrainPop on currents and took the quiz.
Tim and Moby did an excellent job describing how currents affect global
weather ...
6 years ago
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