Friday, 27 January 2012

Mon Jan 30th – Estimations / Approximations – Rounding DP’s, SF’s

LEARNING
OBJECTIVE: Look at estimating answers to calculations / writing numbers to significant figures and decimal Places

SUCCESS
CRITERIA: You will be able to quickly estimate the solution to a problem and also round numbers to significant places and decimal places

STARTER:

TASK 1 - Complete this table by rounding the numbers to the accuracy shown by the heading of each column

Number

Nearest 10 000

Nearest 1000

Nearest 100

Nearest 10

45 678

  

  

  

  

89 675

  

  

  

  

16 500

  

  

  

  

22 650

  

  

  

  

7 986

  

  

  

  

650

n/a

  

  

  

897

n/a

  

  

  

474

n/a

  

  

  

 
 

Task 2: Complete this table by rounding to the number of decimal places shown by the heading of each column

Number

1dp

2dp

3dp

Whole Number

5.6754

  

  

  

  

23.6787

  

  

  

  

0.0785

  

  

  

  

15.00786

  

  

  

  

0.0099

  

  

  

  

99.0909

  

  

  

  

8.5507

  

  

  

  

123.5009

  

  

  

  

 
 

LESSON: Answers To above and discussion on Decimal Places / Rounding and significant figures. Emphasise how to use significant figures.

Ex 4d on page 119 - just write answers down WITHOUT a calculator

Examples of using 1 sig fig to help find approximations to the solutions of problems to help avoid making errors when using a calculator

Ex 4E page 121

PLENARY: Checking answers throughout lesson, summary at end of lesson, Exam question from 2009 exam paper

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