Mathematics

Third Quarter – Module 2

Scientific Notation
Mathematics – Grade 7
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Third Quarter – Module 2: Scientific Notation
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Mathematics
Third Quarter – Module 2
Scientific Notation

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 Table of Contents

What I Need to Know ----------------------- 1

What I Know ----------------------- 2
What’s in ----------------------- 4

Lesson 1 ----------------------- 5

What’s New ----------------------- 5

What is It ----------------------- 5
What’s More ----------------------- 6

Lesson 2 ----------------------- 7

What’s New ----------------------- 7

What is It ----------------------- 7
What’s More ----------------------- 8

Lesson 3 ----------------------- 9

What’s New ----------------------- 9

What is It ----------------------- 9
What’s More ----------------------- 10

What I Have Learned ----------------------- 11

What I Can Do ----------------------- 11

Assessment ----------------------- 13
Additional Activities ----------------------- 15
Answer Key ----------------------- 17
References ----------------------- 19
 What I Need to Know

This module is designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help
arrange real numbers on a number line. The scope of this module permits it to
be used in many different learning situations. The language used recognizes
the diverse vocabulary level of students. Lessons are arranged to follow the
standard sequence of the course, but the order may be different in the textbook
that you are now using.

This module consists of three lessons namely:

• Lesson 1 – Significant Figures

• Lesson 2 – Write Numbers in Scientific Notation
• Lesson 3 – Write Scientific Notation in Numbers

After going through this module, you are expected to write numbers in scientific
notation and vice versa ( M7NS-Ii-1 ). Specifically, you will:
1. identify numbers in scientific notation,
2. Explain the rules in writing scientific notation to standard form and vice
versa,
3. write numbers in scientific notation to standard form and vice versa.

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 What I Know

Multiple Choice
Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the letter on your
Mathematics notebook.

1. The scientific notation of the number 1200 is___________.

A. 1.2 𝑥 10−3 C. 1.2 𝑥 103
B. 12 𝑥 10−3 D. 12 𝑥 102
2. In the number 1205 the significant numbers is/are___________.
A. 1 C. 120
B. 12 D. 1205
3. Which of the following is the scientific notation of 0.000000365?
A. 365 𝑥 10−7 C. 3.65 𝑥 107
B. 3.65 𝑥 10−7 D. 365 𝑥 107
4. The diameter of a water tank is 12 500 000 cm. This number can also be
written as __________.
A. 1.25 𝑥 10−7 C. 12.5 𝑥 104
B. 125 𝑥 104 D. 1.25 𝑥 107
5. A matured carabao is approximately as heavy as 25 pigs. If a pig can
weigh up to 128 kg, what is the weight of the carabao in scientific
notation?
A. 3.2 𝑥 10−3 C. 3.2 𝑥 103
B . 32 𝑥 10−2 D. 32 𝑥 102
6. What is the standard form of 1.32𝑥10−3 ?
A. 0.000132 C. 1320
B. 0.00132 D. 132000
7. Which number is correctly written in scientific notation?
A. 99.3𝑥10−6 C. 143.54𝑥106
B. 10.4𝑥103 D. 1.4𝑥10−3

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 8. Convert 52 000 000 to scientific notation.
A. 5.2𝑥10−7 C. 5.2𝑥107
B. 5.2𝑥10−6 D. 52𝑥106
9. How do you write 1001 in scientific notation?
A. 1.001𝑥103 C. 1.0001𝑥104
B. 10.1𝑥103 D. 1.01𝑥105
10. Express 0.000457 in scientific notation?
A. 4.57𝑥10−6 C. 457𝑥104
B. 4.57𝑥10−4 D. 4.57𝑥106
11. Convert 2.4𝑥10−3 to standard notation.
A. 0.0024 C. 0.24
B. 0.024 D. 2400
12. The rule of scientific notation is to write all exponents with a base
of_______.
A. 5 C. 50
B. 10 D. 100
13. How many zeros are there in 6.47𝑥1011 if written in standard form?
A. 9 C. 11
B. 10 D. 12
14. Which one of these is in scientific notation?
A. 8.987000 C. 80.987𝑥10
B. 8.98𝑥106 D. 8.986
15. Write in standard form: 8𝑥104 .
A. .00008 C. 8000
B. 0 D. 80 000

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 Scientific Notation

Do you know that there are about 7 000 000 000 000 000 000 grains of
sand in all beaches in the world? And about 1 000 000 000 strands of your hair?
And that a COVID 19 virus can be as small as 125 nanometers in diameter?

These numbers are too long to write and even hard to read. To make
things simple, you can rewrite these numbers in scientific notation, using a
power of 10.

What’s In

Activity 1: Arranging Numbers

Let’s Find Out: What Comes First?
Let’s Use These Materials: Mathematics notebook and pen
Let’s Do it This Way: Arrange the given numbers inside the box from smallest
to biggest.

0.01 0.001 0.0001 100 10 000 1 000 000

10 0.00001 1000 10 000 0.000001

Activity 2. Writing Numbers as a Product of 10

Let’s Find Out: How to Write a Number times 10 to the power n?
Let’s Use These Materials: Mathematics notebook and pen
Let’s Do it This Way: Encircle the letter of the correct scientific notation that
corresponds the number.

Number Scientific Notation

10 000 a. 1 × 104 b. 1 × 10−4
1 300 a. 1.3 × 103 b. 1.3 × 10−3
658 000 a. 6.58 × 105 b. 6.58 × 10−5
0.000 001 a. 1 × 106 b. 1 × 10−6
0.000 37 a. 3.7 × 104 b. 3.7 × 10−4

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 Lesson
Significant Figures
1

What’s New

In writing scientific notation significant figures are to be considered.

Like this number 0.000 000 087, how many significant digits are there?

What is It

Scientific Notation is a shorthand way of writing numbers denoted by

𝒂 𝒙 𝟏𝟎𝒏 , where 1≤ 𝑎 < 10 ( 𝑎 is greater than or equal to 1 but less than 10)
and n is an integer.
In writing numbers in scientific notation, all significant figures are to be
considered. Significant figures are the number of digits in a value that
contribute to the degree of accuracy of the value. We start counting significant
figures at the first non-zero digit.

Rules
Rule 1. All non-zero
numbers are always
significant.
Rule 2. Zeros between
two non-zero digits are
always significant.
Rule 3. Leading zeros
are NOT significant.
Example
1,234 has 4 significant figures.
5,243 has 4 significant figures.
The numbers are all significant since all are nonzero
digit.
1,001 has 4 significant figures.
206 has 3 significant figures 2, 0 and 6.
All digits in the given numbers are significant since the
zeros are between nonzero digits.
0.054 has only two significant figures 5 and 4. And
0.000312 has three significant figures 3, 1 and 2.
The zeros at the left of 5 and 3 are called leading
zeros.

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 Rule 3. Trailing zeros to 92.00 has 4 significant figures.9, 2, 0. and 0. Then
the right of a decimal
19.000 has 5 significant figures.1, 9, 0, 0, and 0.
number are significant.
Since the trailing zero are at the right of the decimal
points, so the zeros are significant.
Rule 4. Trailing zeros in "540." indicates that the trailing zero is significant;
a whole number with the there are three significant figures in this value.
decimal shown are
significant.

Rule 5. Trailing zeros in a "540" indicates that zero is NOT significant, and there
whole number with no are only two significant figures in this value.
decimal shown are NOT
significant.

What’s More

Activity 3: Identifying Significant Figure

Let’s Find Out: How many are the Significant Figures?
Let’s Use These Materials: Mathematics notebook and pen
Let’s Do it This Way: Give the number of significant figures and identify the
rule used. Write your answer on your Mathematics
notebook.
Number No. of Significant Figures Rule Used
Ex. 12.80 4 Rule 3
1. 5.87
2. 0.031
3. 52.90
4. 00.2001
5. 500

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 Lesson WRITING NUMBERS IN SCIENTIFIC
2 NOTATION

What’s New

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Undersecretary

Rene Glen Paje reported that there was 25.4 percent of the total 100 billion
budget for the first tranche of Social Amelioration Program cash assistance was
released to the targeted beneficiaries of the COVID 19 pandemic. If 100 billion
is written in this form 100, 000, 000, 000. How are we going to write this in
scientific notation?

What is It

In writing numbers in scientific notation, the following steps are to be

followed.

STEPS EXAMPLE
Step 1. Move the decimal point to 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.
the right of a non-zero digit. Since the first nonzero digit of the
given number is 1, so the decimal
point is moved to the left.
Step 2. Count the number of places 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.
11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
you moved the decimal point.
Since the number of places the
decimal point moved is 11, so the
exponent of 10 is 11.

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 Step 3. The number of places the 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.
11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
decimal point moved is the
exponent of 10. If the decimal point 0. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
is moved to the left the exponent is
positive. If it is moved to the right, In illustration 1, the exponent of 10
the exponent is negative. is positive so, the answer is
1.2x1011.. While in illustration 2, the
exponent is moved to the left, so
the exponent of 10 is negative. And
the answer is 2.5 x107

What’s More

Activity 4. Writing Numbers in Scientific Notation

Let’s Find Out: How to Write Numbers in Scientific Notation?

Let’s Use These Materials: Mathematics notebook and pen
Let’s Do it This Way: Write the following numbers in scientific notation by
following the steps. Write your answer on your
Mathematics notebook.

1. 234 000 000 000

2. 123 500

3. 0. 000 340

4. 0. 000 002 540

5. 5 000

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 Lesson Writing Scientific Notation To Standard
3 Notation

What’s New

One light-year is the distance light travels is one year. If the

speed of light is 3 x 105 kilometers per second, about how many kilometers does
light travel in one year?

What is It

The following are the rules to follow in writing scientific notation to standard
notation.

POSITIVE EXPONENT NEGATIVE EXPONENT

Rule: In writing scientific notation to Rule: In writing scientific notation to
standard form, move the decimal standard form, move the decimal
point to the right for positive point to the left for negative exponent.
exponent.
Example 1: Example 1:

3.128 x 103 = 3128. 3.9 x 10-2 = .039

Since the exponent is positive 3, we Since the exponent is negative 2, we

will move the decimal point three will move the decimal point two times
times to the right, so our answer is to the left, so our answer is 0.039.
3128.

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Example 2: Example 2:

6.4 x 104 = 64 000. 6.12 x 10-5 = .0000612

Since the exponent is positive 4, we Since the exponent is negative 5, we

will move the decimal point four times will move the decimal point five times
to the right, so our answer is 64 000. to the left, so our answer is
0.0000612.

What’s More

Activity 5. Writing Numbers in Standard Form

Let’s Find Out: How to Write Scientific Notation to Standard Form?

Let’s Use These Materials: Math notebook and pen
Let’s Do it This Way: Write the following to standard notation. Write your
answer on your Mathematics notebook.

1. 4.3 𝑥 104 3. 1.08 𝑥 10−4 5. 2x10-2

2. 3.05𝑥 10−6 4. 4 𝑥 1011

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 What I Have Learned

Activity 6: Fill Me In
Let’s Find Out: What Have You Learned about Scientific Notation?
Let’s Use These Materials: Math Notebook and Pen
Let’s Do it This Way: Fill in the blanks. Write your answers in your
Mathematics notebook.
1. ____________ refers to the number of digits in a value that contribute to
the degree of accuracy of the value.
2. Very large and small numbers are usually written in ____________.
3. The ____________ of places the decimal point moved is very important in
writing numbers in scientific notation.

4. In the expression 𝑎 𝑥 10𝑛 , n is always an ___________.

5. If the decimal point is moved to the __________, then the exponent of 10

is positive.

What I Can Do

Activity 7. Fill Me In
Let’s Find Out: What Have You Learned about Scientific Notation?
Let’s Use These Materials: Mathematics notebook and pen
Let’s Do it This Way: Fill in the blanks. Write your answers in your
Mathematics notebook.

A. Write each number in Scientific Notation.

Standard Notation Scientific Notation

1. The estimated population of the Philippines is 110

000 000.
2. The average width of human hair is 0.0008m.

3. Average number of Region X students who

enjoyed Mathematics classes is 1,340.

B. Write each number in Standard Notation.

Scientific Notation Standard Notation

1. Earth’s age is approximately 4.54 𝑥 109 years.

2. The estimated number of cell in the human body is

3.72 𝑥 1013 .

3. The diameter of a neuron is 4 𝑥 10−3 .

 Assessment

Multiple Choice.

Directions: Choose the letter of your answer. Write the chosen letter on your
Mathematics notebook.
1. Express 0.000457 in scientific notation?
A. 457𝑥10−6 C. 4.57𝑥104
B. 4 .57𝑥10−4 D. 457𝑥106
2. Convert 2.4𝑥10−3 to standard notation.
A. 0.0024 C. 0.24
B. 0.024 D. 2400
3. The scientific notation of the number 1200 is____
A. 1.2 𝑥 10−3 C. 1.2 𝑥 103
B. 12 𝑥 10−3 D. 12 𝑥 102
4. In the number 1205 the significant numbers is/are_______.
A. 1 C. 120
B. 12 D. 1205
5. Which one of these is in scientific notation?
A. 8.987000 C. 80.987𝑥10
B. 8.98𝑥106 D. 8.986
6. Write in standard form: 8𝑥104 .
A. 0 C. 8000
B. 0.00008 D. 80 000
7. Convert to scientific notation 52 000 000?
A. 5.2𝑥10−7 C. 52𝑥106
B. 5.2𝑥10−6 D. 5.2𝑥107
8. How do you write 1001 in scientific notation?
A. 1.0001𝑥104 C. 1.001𝑥103
B. 1.01𝑥105 D. 10.1𝑥103
9. Which of the following is the scientific notation of 0.000000365?
A. 365 𝑥 10−7 C. 365 𝑥 107
B. 3.65 𝑥 10−7 D. 3.65 𝑥 107
10. If the diameter of a water tank is 12 500 000 cm. This number can be written
as:
A. 1.25 𝑥 10−7 C. 12.5 𝑥 104
B. 1.25 𝑥 107 D. 125 𝑥 104
11. The rule of scientific notation is to write all exponents with a base of ___.
A. 5 C. 10
B. 50 D. 100
12. How many zeros would be in this number 6.47𝑥1011 if written in standard
form?
A. 9 C. 11
B. 10 D. 12
13. A matured carabao is approximately as heavy as 25 pigs. If a pig can
weigh up to 128 kg. What is the weight of a carabao in scientific notation?
A. 3.2 𝑥 10−3 C. 3.2 𝑥 103
B. 32 𝑥 10−2 D. 32 𝑥 102
14. What is the standard form of 1.32𝑥10−3 ?
A. 000132 C. 1320
B. 0.00132 D. 132000
15. Which number is correctly written in scientific notation?
A. 99.3𝑥10−6 C. 10.4𝑥103
B. 1.4𝑥10−3 D. 143.54𝑥106
 Additional Activities

Activity 8. Finding the Measure

Let’s Find Out: What is My Length?
Let’s Use These Materials: Math notebook and pen
Let’s Do it This Way:
1. Measure the object to the correct number of digits

Object

Ruler

How many digits should be reported for the length of the object?
2. Write the length of the object as a product of 10.
Example: length: 2.003 units
Length as a product of 10: 2.003 x100

Activity 9. Identifying Significant Figures

Let’s Find Out: Am I Significant?
Let’s Use These Materials: Math notebook and pen
Let’s Do it This Way: Indicate how many significant figure/s has each of the
following:
1. 246.32 ____________
2. 107.854 ____________
3. 100.3 ____________
4. 0.00340 ____________
5. 14 600 ____________
Activity 10. Writing Number Notation to Scientific Notation and Vice Versa
Let’s Find Out: What’s My Form?
Let’s Use These Materials: Mathematics notebook and pen
Let’s Do it This Way: Write each of the given numbers in scientific notation
and Versa.
1. 246.32 ___________
2. 1.07854 x102 ___________
3. 1.003x102 ___________
4. 3.4x10-3 ___________
5. 1.46x 10-4 ___________
Lesson 2 Activity 1 What I Know
0.000001
What’s More 1. C
0.00001
Activity 4 2. D
0.0001
1. 2.34x1011 3. C
0.001
2. 1.235x105 4. D
0.01
3. 3.4x10-4 5. C
10
4. 2.54x10-6 6. B
100
5. 5x103 7. D
1000
Lesson 3 8. C
10 000
What’s More 9. A
1000 000
Activity 5 10. B
What’s In
1. 43 000 11. A
Activity 2.
2. 0.00000305 12. B
a
3. 0.000108 13. A
a
4. 400 000 000 000 14. B
a
5. 0.02 b 15. B
What I Have Learned b
1. Significant figure Lesson 1 What’s More
2. scientific notation
Activity 3.
3. number
1. 3
4. exponent
2. 2
5. left
3. 4
4. 4
5. 5
Answer Key
Additional Activities What Can I Do
Activity 8. Activity 7
1. 1.03 A. 1. 1.1 x109
2. 1.03x100 2. 8 x10-4
3. 1.34 x103
Activity 9.
1. 5 B.
000001
02
04.5.437 200 000 000 000
2. 6 3. 0.004
3. 4 Assessment
4. 2
5. 3
What Can I Do
A. 1. 1.1 x 108
2. 8 x 10-4
3. 1.34 x 103
B. 1. 4 540 000 000
2. 37 200 000 000 00
3. 0.004
C. 1. 5.256 x 105
2. 6 x 107
3. 1.825 x 104
 References

Marilou C.Geruela, et. al.DIWA Mathematics for the 21st Century Learner 7
Diwa Learning Systems Inc. 2015. pages 72-76

Sr. Illuminada C. Cornel, F. M. et. al. Mathematics 1: An Integrated Approach,

Bookmark, Inc. 1998, p.117-118

Project Ease, Module 7. Terms and Powers, p. 27-28.

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