Free Grade 3 Estimation in Context Essentials Lesson Plans
Free Grade 3 lesson plans for Estimation in Context Essentials: 12 real questions with a full answer key and worked solutions. Rounding gives a simpler number that is close to the real one. Look at the digit just right of the place you round to: 5 or more rounds up, 4 or less rounds down.
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30 min
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- UnderstandExplain estimation in context essentials
Explain estimation in context essentials accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- ApplyCalculate estimation in context essentials
Calculate estimation in context essentials accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- AnalyseCompare estimation in context essentials
Compare estimation in context essentials accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- EvaluateJustify estimation in context essentials
Justify estimation in context essentials accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
Prerequisites
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How Estimation in Context Essentials works
Rounding gives a simpler number that is close to the real one. Look at the digit just right of the place you round to: 5 or more rounds up, 4 or less rounds down.
12 practice questions
Easy to hard, 24 marks in total. Try them first, then open the answers.
- 1.Round 579 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 2.Round 465 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 3.Round 952 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 4.Round 526 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 5.Round 7,189 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 6.Round 130 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 7.Round 2,114 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 8.Round 7,600 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 9.Round 33,409 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
- 10.Round 45,904 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
- 11.Round 95,947 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
- 12.Round 21,419 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
Show answers and working
1. 580
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 570 and 580. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 579 rounds to 580.
2. 470
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 460 and 470. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 465 rounds to 470.
3. 950
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 950 and 960. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 952 rounds to 950.
4. 530
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 520 and 530. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 526 rounds to 530.
5. 7,200
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 7100 and 7200. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 7189 rounds to 7200.
6. 100
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 100 and 200. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 130 rounds to 100.
7. 2,100
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 2100 and 2200. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 2114 rounds to 2100.
8. 7,600
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 7600 and 7600. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 7600 rounds to 7600.
9. 33,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 33000 and 34000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 33409 rounds to 33000.
10. 46,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 45000 and 46000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 45904 rounds to 46000.
11. 96,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 95000 and 96000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 95947 rounds to 96000.
12. 21,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 21000 and 22000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 21419 rounds to 21000.
Worked examples
Round 345 to the nearest 10.
- Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 340 and 350.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 345 rounds to 350.
- Answer: 350
Round 431 to the nearest 100.
- Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 400 and 500.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 431 rounds to 400.
- Answer: 400
Round 9,922 to the nearest 100.
- Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 9900 and 10000.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 9922 rounds to 9900.
- Answer: 9,900
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Common mistakes
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Looks at the wrong digit to decide whether to round up.
Correction: Underline the rounding place, then circle the digit to its right.
Changes the digits after the rounding place to anything other than 0.
Correction: Every digit after the rounding place becomes 0.
Teacher tips
- · Use a number line showing the two multiples either side.
Parent tips
- · Estimate the shopping bill to the nearest dollar.
Real-life applications
- · Estimating the total of a shopping trip before paying.
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