1. Round it! Rounding in 3rd grade Mathematics
Tara Obral
ITECH 

2. Why do you round numbers in math?
When the question asks you to estimate.
When the exact number is not possible.
When an answer is to difficult to obtain. 

3. Round the numbers to…
Rounding to the tens numbers 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90...

4. How do we round? Look at the right side of the number
If the number is 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, round it up one number
If the number is 1, 2, 3, 4, round it down one number
You can round the number to any place value. 

5. Remember this! Rounding’s not that hard to do
Let me tell the rules to you
For the digits 5 through nine
Round that number up a line.
For the digits four or less
Round that number down, Oh Yes! 

6. Example: Round this number to the nearest tens place:
= 4
4 is less than 5 so you round that to 0.
If the number was 5, 6,7, 8, 9 you would have rounded it to 10.
The answer is 0 because it is less than five, and you are rounding it to the tens place. 

7. You try it! Round 6 to the nearest tens place:
Hint: The number is greater than five
Click me 

8. You try it: Answer
You would round that number to 10 because it is greater than five and you are rounding it to the tens place value. 

9. Quiz! Round it! Questions 1-3
Round 1 to the nearest tens place 

10. If you answered..
0 you are correct! 1 is closer to 0 and less than 5, so you round that number to 0. 

11. Round it! Question 2
Round 8 to the nearest tens place: 

12. If you answered…
10 you are correct! Your round up one because 8 is closer to 10 and greater than 5. 

13. Round it!
Round 5 to the nearest tens place: 

14. If you answered…
10 then you are correct! This one was a tricky one, five is the middle but the rule is… 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 you round up one! ✖

15. Works Cited http://www.homeschoolmath.net/worksheets/grade_3.php
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