Approximation & Estimation

Rounding Numbers

Week 3 - Grade 6
 Day 1
Rounding Significant Figures
 Date: 31st August, 2020

Learning Outcomes
Monday

By the end of the session students should be able to:

● Recall place value of real numbers up to the given degree

of accuracy
● Round the given numbers according to the given degree of
significance
● Solve the given questions using estimation and rounding
 Date: 31st August, 2020
Monday

Rounding Significiant Figures

Reference Book: New Syllabus Mathematics 7th Ed. (D1)
Page no. 64-65

5 Rules to Identify Digits which are Significant

1. All non-zero digits are significant.
2. All zeros between non - zero digits are significant
3. In a decimal, all zeros after non - zero digit are significant.
4. In a decimal, all zeros before non - zero digit are not significant.
5. In whole numbers, the zeros at the end may or may not be significant. It
depends on how the numbers are approximated.
 Date: 31st August, 2020

Exit Ticket Monday

 Day 2
Rounding Significant Figures
 Date: 1st September, 2020
Tuesday
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the session students should be able to:

● Recall place value of real numbers up to the given degree

of accuracy
● Round the given numbers according to the given degree of
significance
● Solve the given questions using estimation and rounding
 Date: 1st September, 2020
Tuesday

Watch Video
Watch the video and discuss the important points with the class and
answer questions to clarify students’ concept

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Rkz4UuFS_k&t=89s
 Date: 1st September, 2020
Tuesday

Class Work

Attempt Practise Now 4 on page 66 in your copy

Solve Q. 1 and Q.2 of Ex. 3B on page 70 in your copy

Reference Book: New Syllabus Mathematics 7th Ed. (D1)

 Date: 1st September, 2020
Tuesday

Exit Ticket

Answer the questions of Exit ticket on Google Form shared in

Google Classroom before leaving the class
 Day 3
Rounding- Reinforcement
 Date: 2nd September, 2020
Wednesday
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the session students should be able to:

● Recall place value of real numbers up to the given degree

of accuracy
● Round the given numbers according to the given degree of
significance
● Solve the given questions using estimation and rounding
 Date: 4th September, 2020
Friday

Practice Link
Rounding Whole Numbers:
https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/5d34627cb3eee4001dc893dd/practice-test-ro
unding-off-numbers

Rounding Significant Figures:

https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/57f67a42f70e1da63b50abec/significant-figures
https://www.quia.com/quiz/864935.html?AP_rand=1634393749
https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=significant-digits-rounding
https://www.transum.org/software/SW/Starter_of_the_day/Students/Rounding.asp

Note: you can explore the quizzes whichever you think suits your class,
ask them to attempt that
 Date: 4th September, 2020
Friday

Class Discussion

Discuss students’ problems related to Rounding Whole numbers

and Significant figures
 Date: 4th September, 2020
Friday

Exit Ticket

Self Assessment Questionnaire to be filled by the students

individually to assess their own understanding of the topic
“Rounding”
 Date: 3rd September, 2020
Thursday

Day 4
End of Topic Assessment
 Day 5
Estimation
 Date: 4th September, 2020
Friday
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the session students should be able to:

● Recall place value of real numbers up to the given degree

of accuracy
● Round the given numbers according to the given degree of
significance
● Solve the given questions using estimation and rounding
 Date: 4th September, 2020
Friday

Class Work

Solve Q. 1, Q.4 and Q.6 of Ex. 3C on page 76 in your copy

Reference Book: New Syllabus Mathematics 7th Ed. (D1)