Rounding to decimal places and significant figures dominos activity (7 sets)

Students will find rounding to decimal places and significant figures more engaging with these sets of dominos. Great to use as a starter or plenary in a lesson on rounding to decimal places or significant figures, or as a starter to check for prior learning when teaching something like Trigonometry or Pythagoras. Skills include rounding to 1 decimal places, 2 decimal places, 1 significant figure, 2 significant figures, 3 significant figures and a mix of all.

This activity is a fun and novel way for students to practise rounding to decimal places and significant figures. They can start on any domino they like, answer the question, find the answer on a different domino then repeat the process. If they have answered all questions correctly they should end up back at the domino they started with.

Why dominos is a great activity:

• Students can check their own answers
• They will complete 20 questions in a way that is completely different from standard worksheets
• Students find it fun to search for and find the answers
• They can be laminated to be used again

This pages contained in this product are:

• Contents
• Instructions
• Rounding to 1 decimal place
• Rounding to 1 decimal place Answers
• Rounding to 2 decimal places
• Rounding to 2 decimal places Answers
• Rounding to 1 significant figure
• Rounding to 1 significant figure Answers
• Rounding to 2 significant figures
• Rounding to 2 significant figures Answers
• Rounding to 3 significant figures
• Rounding to 3 significant figures Answers
• Rounding to significant figures and decimal places mix 1
• Rounding to significant figures and decimal places mix 1 Answers
• Rounding to significant figures and decimal places mix 2
• Rounding to significant figures and decimal places mix 2 Answers
• Working out sheet 1
• Working out sheet 2

Suggestions for use:
• Give to pairs for a collaborative activity
• Give one each to a group of students and they need to find their answer and make a line
• Give to individual students to complete on their desk
• Once students have completed a set give them the answers as evidence of their accomplishment/get them to take a picture of the finished loop and stick it in