Group Members or Partners: Period:

Intro to Scientific Notation Word Problems Group Directions

1. Group must discuss together a method out how to figure out how tall Matthew is.
Explain your method of solving:

2. Apply the method you used on Task #1 to solve Task #2.

Task #1 answer:
Task #2 answer:

3. Test your answer for Task #2, does it make sense?

If not, how might you solve the task to where the answer you get makes sense?

4. Solve Task #3.

Task #3 answer:

5. Go back to Task #2 and #3, what keyword was in the question? What operation does the
keyword indicate you do?.

6. Complete Task #4 - #6; discuss in your group what operation is to be used when solving the
task.
Task #4 answer:
Operation used:

Task #5 answer:
Operation used:

Task #6 answer:
Operation used:

7. Complete Task #7 and #8; discuss in your group what operation is needed to solve the task
and how do you know.
Task #7 answer:
Task #8 answer:
What operation was used to solve #7 and how do you know:
What operation was used to solve #8 and how do you know: