Students are introduced to rounding numbers to a significant figure.
Learning progresses from rounding whole numbers to one significant figure to rounding decimals to two or more significant figures.
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Differentiated Learning Objectives
- All students should be able to round an integer to the first significant figure.
- Most students should be able to round a number to a given significant figure.
- Some students should be able to determine the limits of accuracy for a number rounded to a significant figure.