A task involving identifying mistakes made when performing mathematical operations with numbers expressed in scientific notation Worksheets

This two-page error analysis worksheet is designed to bolster students' confidence when performing operations with numbers in scientific notation. Intended for eighth-grade learners, each of the six problems on the worksheet includes sample student work that displays a common error made when adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing numbers in scientific notation. Students are required to identify the error in the work, explain what the error was, and then provide the correct work. For an introduction or review of this skill, students can try the Adding and Subtracting Numbers in Scientific Notation and Multiplying and Dividing Numbers in Scientific Notation worksheets.