To launch our new unit and to assess student prior knowledge, students in my class were asked to complete two tasks. The first was to determine the distance in miles of all minted 2011 pennies, if they were stacked on top of one another. Students were encouraged to use their Measure app and a ruler to make their measurements. They were also permitted to use both their classroom provided calculator and their Calculator app on their iPads. After they completed their penny activity, students were provided a link to a digital breakout that had them work with scientific notation using both positive and negative exponents. Both of these tasks were highly engaging and allowed me to assess their prior knowledge about exponents and scientific notation as they relate to our new unit. Technology is something that is purposefully and meaningfully incorporated often (daily) in my classroom. Up next...Giant Burgers, quick online checks for understanding using a variety of interactive sites, listening to our scientific notation playlist and our annual scientific notation paper slide project!
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