CalculatorDiscoveryTask1

Directions:Takethefollowingassessmentwithoutusingyourcalculator.Highlightthequestionsthatyoufeellikeyourstudentswouldhavetroubleanswering.OrderofOperations1. 1− 34÷ 3 × 8− 7 − 2 × 3 2. (−3)! ÷ 3 × (5− 10+ −8 )

Fractions/Decimals3. Determinethesum:

24+

13

4. Determinethedifference:

−314− −2

16

5. Determineeachquotient:

−34 ÷ −2

14

6. Determinetheproduct:3.4(4.8)

7. Ababyweighed4 !!poundsatbirth.Inthenext

6months,shegained2 !!pounds.Howmuch

doessheweigh?

8. Juanswims20lapsin5.72minutes.Maryswims20lapsin5!

!minutes.ChangeMary’s

timetoadecimaltodeterminewhoswimsfaster.

Parentages9. CarlaandDanielboughtidenticalsuitcasesatdifferentstores.Carla’ssuitcaseoriginallycost$75and

wasdiscounted15%.Daniel’ssuitcaseoriginallycost$85andwasonsalefor20%offoftheoriginalprice.Whichsuitcasewasthebetterdeal?

Powers/Roots10. Nigelistrainingforamarathon.Heruns25

milesonMondayand27milesonThursday.HowmanytimesfartherdidNigelrunonThursdaythanonMonday?

11. Ifthevolumeofacubeis729cm3,whatisthelengthofeachside?

ScientificNotation12. Rewriteinstandardnotation:

3,001,000,00013. Rewriteinscientificnotation:

2 × 10!!

14. Determinethequotient:9 × 10!!

9.24 × 10!!

15. Determinethesum:3.4 × 10! + (4.57 × 10!)

CalculatorDiscoveryTask2

Directions:Takethefollowingassessmentusingyourcalculator.OrderofOperations1. 1− 34÷ 3 × 8− 7 − 2 × 3 2. (−3)! ÷ 3 × (5− 10+ −8 )

Fractions/Decimals3. Determinethesum:

24+

13

4. Determinethedifference:

−314− −2

16

5. Determineeachquotient:

−34 ÷ −2

14

6. Determinetheproduct:3.4(4.8)

7. Ababyweighed4 !!poundsatbirth.Inthenext

6months,shegained2 !!pounds.Howmuch

doessheweigh?

8. Juanswims20lapsin5.72minutes.Maryswims20lapsin5!

!minutes.ChangeMary’s

timetoadecimaltodeterminewhoswimsfaster.

Parentages9. CarlaandDanielboughtidenticalsuitcasesatdifferentstores.Carla’ssuitcaseoriginallycost$75and

wasdiscounted15%.Daniel’ssuitcaseoriginallycost$85andwasonsalefor20%offoftheoriginalprice.Whichsuitcasewasthebetterdeal?

Powers/Roots10. Nigelistrainingforamarathon.Heruns25

milesonMondayand27milesonThursday.HowmanytimesfartherdidNigelrunonThursdaythanonMonday?

11. Ifthevolumeofacubeis729cm3,whatisthelengthofeachside?

ScientificNotation12. Rewriteinstandardnotation:

3,001,000,00013. Rewriteinscientificnotation:

2 × 10!!

14. Determinethequotient:9 × 10!!

9.24 × 10!!

15. Determinethesum:3.4 × 10! + (4.57 × 10!)