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Learning objective overview
Master Teaching Guide coverage for this objective.
Current NZC (2007)
NA5-6
New NZC (2026)
NZC26-P4-NUM-NSO-K-Y10-08NZC26-P4-NUM-NSO-P-Y9-02NZC26-P4-NUM-NSO-K-Y10-02NZC26-P4-NUM-NSO-K-Y9-01NZC26-P4-NUM-NSO-P-Y10-01
Resources
- CorbettMaths - Standard Form Exam Style QuestionsQuestions PDF · Answers
Terminology
- Standard form
- Scientific notation
- Ordinary form
- Power of 10
- Negative index
- Leading coefficient
Task goals
- Foundation: Convert large whole numbers between ordinary form and standard form, ensuring the leading coefficient satisfies 1 ≤ a < 10.
- Proficient: Convert small decimal numbers to and from standard form using negative indices, and order numbers given in standard form.
- Excellence: Multiply and divide numbers given in standard form and apply standard form to real-world large/small quantity contexts, expressing answers correctly.
Where this fits
What leads into this objective, and where it goes next.
Before
Converting between improper fractions and mixed numbers
Relationship between percentages, fractions, and decimals
Forming percentages
You are here
Standard Form (Scientific Notation)
Do
Recording, comparing, and ordering whole and decimal numbers using scientific notation (e.g. 3.14 × 10^3)
Statement▸
Year 9 · Number · Number structures and operations
NZC26-P4-NUM-NSO-P-Y9-02
Know
A number written in scientific notation has the form a × 10^k, where 1 ≤ a < 10 and k is an integer.
Statement▸
Year 9 · Number · Number structures and operations
NZC26-P4-NUM-NSO-K-Y9-01
Also under NA5-6:
For teachers
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