In this problem comparing the mass of an ant to that of an elephant, 8th graders are contrasting a very small quantity with a very large quantity. They need to convert between grams and metric tons so as to work with the same units, and then find out how many ants would equal the mass of an elephant. They also must calculate the length of a line of that many ants. Aligns with 8.EE.A.3.

Concepts

scientific notation

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Additional Tags

metric mass, 8.ee.a.3, ant and elephant, cc by-nc-sa 4.0, creative commons attribution-noncommercial-sharealike 4.0, illustrative mathematics

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional|practice

Common Core

8.EE.A.3