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ERIC Number: EJ615625
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-9584
How Can an Instructor Best Introduce the Topic of Significant Figures to Students Unfamiliar with the Concept?
Pacer, Richard A.
Journal of Chemical Education, v77 n11 p1435-38 Nov 2000
Describes how to incorporate the concept of significant figures into science activities to promote understanding. Provides helpful classroom examples using measurements of volume and length. (SAH)
Descriptors: Decimal Fractions, Mathematical Applications, Mathematics Education, Measurement Equipment, Measurement Techniques, Science Education, Secondary Education, Statistical Significance, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Significant Figures