Convert numbers into scientific notation, build reproducible practice sheets, and print a separate answer key. Use the free browser workshop without an account; optional AI image drafts are available below.
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Convert each number in the direction shown. Show your working.
Write in scientific notation
Write in scientific notation
Write as an ordinary number
Write as an ordinary number
Write in scientific notation
Write in scientific notation
Write as an ordinary number
Write as an ordinary number
Write in scientific notation
Write in scientific notation
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4500000 → 4.5 × 10⁶
Move the decimal six places left to get 4.5. The positive exponent restores the original large number.
0.00036 → 3.6 × 10⁻⁴
Move four places right to get 3.6. The negative exponent scales it back to a number smaller than one.
9.99 × 10⁻³ → 0.00999
Move three places left from 9.99. A negative exponent does not make the number itself negative.
This is scientific notation, not quadratic standard form. Trailing zeros are normalized; measurement significant-figure meaning is not preserved. The optional AI image generator below uses credits and requires checking; it is separate from this exact worksheet tool.
Optional creative drafts; review labels and answers before teaching. The fixed workshop above is separate.
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In this worksheet, standard form means scientific notation: a coefficient multiplied by an integer power of ten. For a nonzero number, the magnitude of the coefficient is at least 1 and less than 10; negative values keep their sign. Zero is shown separately as 0. This is not the standard form of a line or quadratic equation. For digit columns instead, use the place value chart generator.
For 4500000, the coefficient is 4.5 and the exponent is 6: multiplying by ten six times recovers the input. For 0.00036, the coefficient is 3.6 and the exponent is −4. For 9.99 × 10⁻³, the ordinary number is 0.00999. A negative exponent makes a positive number smaller, not negative. If a student writes 45 × 10⁵, the value is equivalent but the coefficient is not normalized.
The converter moves decimal digits as strings, so the answer does not depend on binary floating-point rounding. Enter 9.99e-3 or 9.99 x 10^-3 for scientific notation. Commas, expressions, coefficients outside the normalized range and exponents beyond −12 to 12 are rejected. A value such as −0.00420 becomes −4.2 × 10⁻³: the numeric value is preserved but the final zero's measurement significance is not. Review units and precision separately for scientific measurements.
The AI generator below retains large-number, small-number, crack-the-code, odd-one-out and decode-the-joke prompts. These are creative image drafts, not the exact answer engine above. They use the existing account/credit system. Check every conversion, code mapping and printed label before classroom use. The gallery shows image/prompt examples; it does not certify generated answers.
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