Step 8 Objective
Begin to write numbers in standard form.
- Examples of what pupils should
know and be able to do - Probing questions
- What if pupils find
this a barrier?
Probing questions
Give me some examples of numbers that you find easy to convert to standard form.
Give me some examples of numbers that are hard to convert.
What makes them hard?
What strategies do you use?
Where might you meet numbers written in standard form?
When is standard form useful?