Teaching Scientific Notation Using Omni

A normal resting heart rate is between 60 and 100 heartbeats per minute. Use the following calculator to help answer the following questions.

Scientific Notation Calculator
    

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a. How many heartbeats happen in a day?                    _____________                __________________

b. How many heartbeats happen in a week?                 _____________                __________________

c. How many heartbeats happen in a month?                _____________                __________________

d. How many heartbeats happen in a year?                    ____________                ___________________

e. How many heartbeats happen in a lifetime?            _____________                ___________________

What are some questions you might have?

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Let's draw a number line... how could we put all the data points on a number line?


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What do you notice about the scientific notation row? What do you wonder





What number might you think 2.05x10⁵ might be?