Free Grade 3 Rules and Methods in Estimation in Context Essentials Lesson Plans
Free Grade 3 lesson plans for Rules and Methods in 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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- RememberIdentify rules and methods in estimation in context essentials
Identify rules and methods in estimation in context essentials accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- UnderstandExplain rules and methods in estimation in context essentials
Explain rules and methods in estimation in context essentials accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- ApplyCalculate rules and methods in estimation in context essentials
Calculate rules and methods in estimation in context essentials accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- AnalyseCompare rules and methods in estimation in context essentials
Compare rules and methods in estimation in context essentials accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
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How Rules and Methods in 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 254 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 2.Round 466 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 3.Round 817 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 4.Round 472 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 5.Round 6,075 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 6.Round 9,623 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 7.Round 8,769 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 8.Round 7,758 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 9.Round 74,992 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 10.Round 64,032 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 11.Round 79,852 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 12.Round 69,115 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
Show answers and working
1. 250
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 250 and 260. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 254 rounds to 250.
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. 466 rounds to 470.
3. 820
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 810 and 820. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 817 rounds to 820.
4. 470
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 470 and 480. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 472 rounds to 470.
5. 6,100
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 6000 and 6100. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 6075 rounds to 6100.
6. 9,620
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 9620 and 9630. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 9623 rounds to 9620.
7. 8,800
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 8700 and 8800. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 8769 rounds to 8800.
8. 7,800
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 7700 and 7800. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 7758 rounds to 7800.
9. 75,000
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 74900 and 75000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 74992 rounds to 75000.
10. 64,000
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 64000 and 64100. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 64032 rounds to 64000.
11. 79,900
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 79800 and 79900. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 79852 rounds to 79900.
12. 69,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 69000 and 70000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 69115 rounds to 69000.
Worked examples
Round 168 to the nearest 10.
- Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 160 and 170.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 168 rounds to 170.
- Answer: 170
Round 3,159 to the nearest 100.
- Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 3100 and 3200.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 3159 rounds to 3200.
- Answer: 3,200
Round 85,259 to the nearest 1,000.
- Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 85000 and 86000.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 85259 rounds to 85000.
- Answer: 85,000
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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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