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TI-15: A Guide for Teachers
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Scientific Notation
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Analyzing Data and Drawing Conclusions
1. What patterns do you see?
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2. What does it mean when the right-hand display changes?
(For example,
1x10^15
.)
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3. Try the activity again with another multiple of 10 and compare your
results.
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