Rounding (8300 - Foundation - Number)

Topic:Rounding

Specification references (in recommended teaching order)

Specification content Specification notes
N15
  • Round numbers and measures to an appropriate degree of accuracy (e.g. to a specified number of decimal places or significant figures)
  • Use inequality notation to specify simple error intervals due to truncation or rounding

  • including appropriate rounding for questions set in context
  • students should know not to round values during intermediate steps of a calculation

N16
  • Apply and interpret limits of accuracy



    The subject content (above) matches that set out in the Department for Education’s Mathematics GCSE subject content and assessment objectives document.

    The expectation is that:

    • All students will develop confidence and competence with the content identified by standard type
    • All students will be assessed on the content identified by the standard and the underlined type; more highly attaining students will develop confidence and competence with all of this content
    • Only the more highly attaining students will be assessed on the content identified by bold type. The highest attaining students will develop confidence and competence with the bold content.

    Teaching resources

    Rounding - all resources for 3 year route map - zip folder
    Downloadable resource in zip format. 06/10/2014
    Topic overview and lesson plans
    Downloadable resource in doc format. 06/10/2014

    Lesson 1 Activity 1a
    Downloadable resource in doc format. 02/10/2014
    Lesson 1 Activity 1b
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    Lesson 1 Activity 2a
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    Lesson 1 Activity 2b
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    Lesson 2 Activity 1
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    Lesson 2 Activity 2
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    Lesson 3 Activity 1
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    Lesson 4 Activity 1
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    Lesson 1 Worksheet 1
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    Lesson 1 Worksheet 2
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    Lesson 1 Worksheet 3
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    Lesson 2 Worksheet 1
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    Lesson 2 Worksheet 2
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    Lesson 3 Worksheet 1
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    Lesson 3 Worksheet 2
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    Lesson 3 Worksheet 3
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    Lesson 4 Worksheet 1
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    Lesson 4 Worksheet 2
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    Lesson 4 Worksheet 3
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    Lesson 1 Homework sheet 1
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    Lesson 2 Homework sheet 1
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    Lesson 3 Homework sheet 1
    Downloadable resource in doc format. 02/10/2014
    Lesson 4 Homework sheet 1
    Downloadable resource in doc format. 02/10/2014

    Diagnostic Questions - Rounding
    AQA have teamed up with Craig Barton's Diagnostic Questions website to share free diagnostic question assessment for our new 2017 GCSE Maths specification.26/02/2016

    Rounding and Estimating
    Five pages which describe skills of rounding, including decimal places, significant figures and upper and lower bounds. 02/06/2015

    CIMT Exercise
    An online exercise involving all aspects of rounding including decimal places, significant figures and upper and lower bounds. Inequalities are used to specify intervals. 02/06/2015
    Reasoned Rounding
    A dice game involving rounding to the nearest 10. Students need a game board and two 0-9 dice. 02/06/2015
    Rounding
    Rounding to 1 decimal place20/01/2015
    Rounding
    Rounding to 3 significant figures activity20/01/2015
    Rounding and Estimating
    Upper and lower bounds activity03/03/2015
    Rounding and Estimating
    Decimal places activity20/01/2015
    Rounding and Estimating
    Significant figures activity20/01/2015
    Rounding Mutiple Choice
    A powerpoint of multiple choice questions involving rounding to various degrees of accuracy including decimal places. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 02/06/2015
    Rounding Numbers
    Guidance on rounding to decimal places or significant figures including a 'significant figures calculator'. The website includes a 10 question online exercise.02/06/2015
    Rounding Skills
    Seven sections of online questions involving rounding to various degrees of accuracy including decimal places and significant figures. 02/06/2015
    Rounding Snap
    A quick-fire 'snap' game involving rounding to the nearest whole number. 02/06/2015

    CIMT Exercise
    An online exercise involving all aspects of rounding including decimal places, significant figures and upper and lower bounds. Inequalities are used to specify intervals. 02/06/2015
    Rounding Numbers
    Rounding numbers interactive worksheet20/01/2015

    Rounding
    Rounding decimals video20/01/2015
    Significant Figures
    How to find significant figures21/01/2015

    Rounding Tool
    Interactive rounding tool 20/01/2015

    Decimals - Approximations - Lesson plan
    Downloadable resource in doc format. 16/06/2010
    Decimals - Approximations - Worksheet 1
    Downloadable resource in xls format. 15/04/2010
    Decimals - Approximations - Worksheet 2
    Downloadable resource in xls format. 14/04/2010
    Decimals - Approximations - Worksheet 3
    Downloadable resource in xls format. 13/04/2010
    Decimals - Approximations - Worksheet 4
    Downloadable resource in xls format. 12/04/2010
    Decimals - Rounding - Powerpoint
    Downloadable resource in ppt format. 07/04/2010
    Number - Homework sheets
    Downloadable resource in doc format. 04/05/2010
    Numbers, fractions, decimals - Rounding significant figures - Lesson plan
    Downloadable resource in doc format. 06/04/2010
    Numbers, fractions, decimals - Rounding significant figures - Powerpoint
    Downloadable resource in ppt format. 05/04/2010
    Numbers, fractions, decimals - Rounding significant figures - Resource sheet 1
    Downloadable resource in doc format. 04/04/2010
    Numbers, fractions, decimals - Rounding significant figures - Resource sheet 2
    Downloadable resource in doc format. 03/04/2010

    Topic Tests

    8300 GCSE Foundation Estimation Mark Scheme
    Downloadable resource in pdf format. 04/11/2022
    8300 GCSE Foundation Estimation Topic Test
    Downloadable resource in pdf format. 04/11/2022
    8300 GCSE Foundation Rounding Mark Scheme
    Downloadable resource in pdf format. 04/11/2022
    8300 GCSE Foundation Rounding Topic Test
    Downloadable resource in pdf format. 04/11/2022
    8300 GCSE Foundation Upper and Lower Bounds and Error Intervals Mark Scheme
    Downloadable resource in pdf format. 04/11/2022
    8300 GCSE Foundation Upper and Lower Bounds and Error Intervals Topic Test
    Downloadable resource in pdf format. 04/11/2022
    8300 GCSE Foundation Using a Calculator Mark Scheme
    Downloadable resource in pdf format. 31/10/2022
    8300 GCSE Foundation Using a Calculator Topic Test
    Downloadable resource in pdf format. 31/10/2022

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