Year 7 · Maths

Round Approximate Numbers Appropriately

Year 7 learners practise rounding numbers and significant figures.

The activities include Estimate Calculations After Rounding to One Significant Figure, Estimate Calculations By Rounding to One Significant Figure, Round a Decimal Number to the Nearest Whole Number, and related practice. The checked support below includes worksheet, video, teaching, lesson. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

Activities covered

Estimate Calculations After Rounding to One Significant Figure
Estimate Calculations By Rounding to One Significant Figure
Round a Decimal Number to the Nearest Whole Number
Round Numbers to One Decimal Place
Round Numbers to One or Two Significant Figures
Round Numbers to the Nearest 10, 100 or 1,000
Round Numbers to the Nearest 10, 100 or 1,000
Round to a Given Number of Significant Figures
Use Division and Rounding to Solve Real Life Problems

Checked learning resources

Maths Estimation Homework - KS3 Maths

Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required

KS3 worksheet estimating calculation answers by first rounding every value to one significant figure.
Rounding Decimals Worksheet

Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required

Differentiated worksheet using number lines to round decimals to the nearest whole number and nearest tenth.
Rounding to a Given Number of Decimal Places KS3 Walkthrough Worksheet

Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required

KS3 walkthrough with worked examples and practice for rounding decimals to one, two and three decimal places.
Rounding to Significant Figures KS3 Walkthrough Worksheet

Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required

KS3 walkthrough explaining and practising rounding integers and decimals to one, two and three significant figures.
Rounding to the Nearest 10, 100 and 1000 KS3 Walkthrough Worksheet

Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required

KS3 walkthrough using place value, midpoints and deciding digits to round integers to the nearest 10, 100 or 1,000.
Division with Rounding in Context Worksheet

Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required

Worksheet solving division problems and interpreting remainders by rounding up or down as appropriate to the real-life context.
Oak video: Estimating Numerical Calculations

Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

I can estimate numerical calculations. All numbers can be rounded to a given number of significant figures. Estimating gives you an idea of the size of an answer in context. To estimate an answer you will often round to
Oak video: Checking Understanding Of Rounding

Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

I can round to the nearest 100 or 10 or whole number or to 1 or 2 decimal places. Any number can be rounded to the nearest 10, 100 or 1000. A number with one or more decimal places can be rounded to the nearest whole num