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Aquarium Care: Feeding at Different Scales
Practice scientific notation with aquarium feeding schedules, tank-care measurements, useful units, and digital equipment displays.
Grade 8MathInteractive · Printable
Aligned to8.EE.A.4
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- Single worksheet
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- 1 Common Core standard
- Printable answer key
- 14 questions
- Classroom-ready
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- Format
- Interactive · Printable
- Grade
- Grade 8
- Subject
- Math
- Question types
- Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Short answer
About this worksheet
What students practice
- Students add, subtract, multiply, and divide quantities written in scientific notation.
- Students choose useful measurement units for aquarium-care quantities.
- Students interpret scientific notation displayed by digital equipment and calculators.
How to use
Use after teaching operations with scientific notation. Have students show calculations on scratch paper and check that each final coefficient is at least 1 and less than 10.
Curriculum
Common Core standard covered
Calculate with numbers in scientific notation, choose sensible units, and read scientific notation produced by technology.
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Aquarium Care: Feeding at Different Scales
Calculate feeding amounts, choose useful units, and interpret digital displays.
Feeding Schedule Calculations
Use the stated feeding amounts. In scientific notation, the coefficient must be at least 1 and less than 10.
| Feeding time | Food mass (g) |
|---|---|
| 8 a.m. | 6.4 × 10⁻² |
| 4 p.m. | 9.6 × 10⁻² |
Complete the daily total in scientific notation: × 10 to the power of g.
- A. 1.4 × 10¹ g
- B. 1.4 × 10⁻¹ g
- C. 7.5 × 10⁻¹ g
- D. 1.4 × 10⁰ g
How many days will the food last? days
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