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MYP Science Significant Figures: Presentation and Worksheet

Teach significant figures with a 26-slide editable PowerPoint and a 45-question Word worksheet covering rounding, calculations and extension problems. Answers included.

  • Programme: MYP
  • File format: PPTX + DOCX
  • Level: MYP

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USD 4.99

  • 2 files
  • PPTX + DOCX
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Single-teacher licence. This purchase permits one teacher to use these resources with their own students, year after year. You may print classroom copies, adapt editable materials for your teaching, and share materials with your students through a password-protected classroom platform. Sharing with other teachers, department-wide use, public uploading, redistribution and resale are not permitted. Additional teachers require their own licences.

What is included

  • 26-slide editable PowerPoint presentation
  • Editable Word worksheet with 45 questions across three activities
  • Answer key within the worksheet; 11 rendered pages in total

About this resource

Introduce significant figures and help students practise reporting measurements and calculations with appropriate precision.

The 26-slide editable PowerPoint covers measurement precision, significant-figure rules, scientific notation, calculator settings and rounding after addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

Included

  • 26-slide editable PowerPoint presentation with examples and classroom activities
  • Editable Word worksheet with 45 questions across three activities
  • Answer key included in the worksheet

Worksheet activities

  • 15 questions on counting significant digits and rounding
  • 15 calculation questions using significant figures and decimal places
  • 15 extension questions applying these skills to scientific quantities

Using this resource

Use the slides for MYP science teaching and select worksheet questions for classwork, homework or revision. Extension questions draw on additional science topics, so choose those appropriate to your class. Both files are editable. The worksheet renders as 11 pages including answers; pagination may vary with fonts and software.

Who this resource is for

MYP science teachers and students practising significant figures, rounding and scientific calculations.

Resource details

Programme
MYP
Subject
General Science
Resource type
Presentation
Topic
Significant Figures
File format
PPTX + DOCX
Editable
PowerPoint presentation and Word worksheet
Answers / markscheme
Included in worksheet
Level
MYP
Pages
11
Slides
26
Questions
45
Components
2
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