Monday, 10 June 2013

Weds Jun 12th Rounding, Significant Figures and Estimating Answers

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: To develop Rounding and Estimating skills.
SUCCESS CRITERIA: You will be able to use rounding to estimate the solution to problems and also understand how to tackle multi step questions that expect you to explain all the stages of your work.

ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY: Use question 2 from this Mymaths Lesson

LESSON: Reminder on rounding numbers to nearest whole number, 10, 100 thousand....
Explain Significant figures

Use rounding to 1sf to find approximate answers to solutions

Estimating answers  to calculations
Estimating problems

PLENARIES: Checking answers, support to individuals / small groups at their desks, Stopping whole class and consolidating where necessary. Estimating Games

1 comment:

  1. Only got as far as rounding numbers to 100000,1000,100,10 etc with a short plenary looking at rounding calculations to 1sf

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