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 scheme of work, following Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9–1) Mathematics, Higher tier (1MA1). Open this topic in Mr Wells Maths to see it alongside the rest of the course.