Here's how to get there:

1. Move the decimal point: Start at the decimal point and move it to the right until you have a number between 1 and 10. In this case, we move it 5 places to the right: 0.0000936 becomes 9.36

2. Count the moves: The number of places you moved the decimal determines the exponent of 10. Since we moved the decimal 5 places to the right, the exponent is -5.

3. Combine the parts: Write the number between 1 and 10 (9.36) multiplied by 10 raised to the power of the number of places you moved the decimal (-5).

Therefore, 0.0000936 in scientific notation is 9.36 x 10^-5.