What you need to know
Check yourself against these “I can” statements.
- I can multiply and divide by powers of 10
- I can write large and small numbers in standard form and change them back
- I can add, subtract, multiply and divide numbers in standard form
Practise this topic
2 resources🔗 Matching
Prefixes and Powers of 10: Matching
Match each prefix (kilo, mega, milli, micro, …) to its symbol, its power of 10 and the number it stands for. Easy: the eight most common, with powers and numbers. Normal: twelve, with symbols too. Hard: all 24 SI prefixes, quecto…
🧩 ConnectionsStandard Form
One number in standard form, as an ordinary number, in not-quite-standard form, or as a product or quotient. From Standard the groups share their digits; Hard adds roots.
These are the pages for Powers of 10 and standard form in the GCSE + AQA Further Maths scheme of work, following Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9–1) Higher (1MA1), plus AQA Level 2 Further Mathematics (8365). Open this topic in Mr Wells Maths to see it alongside the rest of the course.