FAST Success Kit: Scientific Notation

Teacher Guide

5-10 minute lesson plan

Learning objectives
Common misconceptions
Step-by-step lesson
IXL skill recommendations

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Concept Worksheet

Visual learning + guided practice

Big Idea explanation
Converting to scientific notation
Operations with scientific notation
Guided practice problems

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Practice Worksheet

Independent practice problems

Writing numbers in scientific notation
Operations with scientific notation
Comparing numbers
Real-world applications

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FAST Practice Quiz

Test-format questions

Multiple choice questions
Multi-select questions
Mirrors actual FAST format
6 assessment questions

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Parent Activity

10-minute home activities

Space distances exploration
Microscopic world activity
Conversation starters
Spanish summary included

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Answer Keys

Teacher use only

All worksheet answers
Quiz answer explanations
Scoring guide
Intervention suggestions

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About This Kit

This FAST Success Kit is designed to help Grade 8 students master scientific notation before taking the Florida FAST assessment. All content is aligned to Florida B.E.S.T. Standards and fact-checked for accuracy.

Standards Covered:

MA.8.NSO.1.4 - Express numbers in scientific notation
MA.8.NSO.1.5 - Add, subtract, multiply and divide numbers expressed in scientific notation
MA.8.NSO.1.6 - Solve real-world problems involving operations with numbers expressed in scientific notation

Key Concepts: Scientific notation form (a x 10^n where 1 ≤ a < 10), converting between standard and scientific notation, operations with powers of 10, comparing very large and very small numbers