RCN Lesson 19: Solve Problems with Decimals

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17 questions
Develop Understanding
Today's Learning Goal: (G5, U5, L10)
  • Round decimals to different place values and order them.
Today's Materials:
  • Laptop
  • Laptop charger
  • Pen/Pencil/Paper (optional)
Please complete the Jump Start (activator). You have 5 minutes before we review. This is independent it should be silent.
Reminders:
1. Ready for class
2. No cellphones
3. Volume must be low.
4. Read and follow all directions
5.) Take your bag off and immediately begin the Activator.

Jump Start: Notice and Wonder - (5 min)

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What do you notice? What do you Wonder?

Launch: Rounding Decimals to Different Place Values - (10 min)

I'll Model ( Question 2 )
We'll Do (Question 3 )
You Try (Question 4 )

Recall Rounding Rules.
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Round 45.8762 to the nearest tenth.

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Round 45.8762 to the nearest hundreth.

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Round 45.8762 to the nearest thousandth.

Activity 1: How accurate is it? - ( 20 min)

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How would the results of the race change if the times were recorded to the nearest second?

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How would the results of the race change if the times were recorded to the nearest tenth of a second?

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How would the results of the race change if the times were recorded to the nearest hundredth of a second?

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An athlete recorded a time of 48.85 seconds to the nearest hundredth of a second. What are the possible times of this athlete recorded to the thousandth of a second?

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An athlete recorded a time of 48.615 seconds to the nearest thousandth of a second. What are the possible times that this athlete recorded to the nearest hundredth of a second?

Activity 2:Compare Speeds (15 min)

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List the top speeds of the athletes in decreasing order.

  1. 82.81
  2. 82.75
  3. 82.80
  4. 83.07
  5. 82.13
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Do any of the athletes have the same top speed rounded to the nearest tenth of a mile per hour? What about rounded to the nearest mile per hour?

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There was a sixth athlete who was faster than the rider at 82.80 mph, but slower than the rider at 82.81 mph. What could the speeds of the 3 athletes be if all measured to the nearest thousandth of a mile per hour?

Lesson Synthesis - (10 min)

Today we studied numbers that represented times and top speeds of luge riders and how they are affected when rounded to different places.
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What are some reasons to round numbers?

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What are some reasons to keep numbers unrounded?

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How is rounding decimals the same as rounding whole numbers?

Cool Down: Luge Rider - (5 min)

A luge rider finished a race in 49.256 seconds. Determine the time rounded to the nearest tenth and hundredth of a second.
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4

Nearest Tenth?

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4

Nearest hundreth?

Closure Questions:

  • What is the place value of the digit 5 from the number 123.45?
  • What is the place value of the digit 4 from the number 123.45?
  • 23/100 as a decimal is what?
  • 2.3 as a fraction is what?
  • Where is the decimal point located for a whole number?