Round decimals to the next whole number.
Clarifications:
Essential Understandings
Concrete:
- Understand that numbers to the right of the decimal represent a value less than one.
- Use rules for rounding with whole numbers.
- If last number is five or more, round to the next highest whole number.
- If the last number is four or less, round to the next lowest whole number.
- Use change to represent less than one with one being a dollar.
- Make comparisons between similar/different with concrete representations (i.e., is this set of manipulatives [8 ones] closer to this set [a 10] or this set [a one]?
- Understand the following vocabulary:
- Fraction (a/b)
- Decimal (.a)
- Tenths place(.a)
- Hundredths place (.aa)
General Information
Number: MAFS.5.NBT.1.AP.4a
Category: Access Points
Date Adopted or Revised:
06/14
Cluster:
Understand the place value system. (Major Cluster) :
Clusters should not be sorted from Major to Supporting and then taught in that order. To do so would strip the coherence of the mathematical ideas and miss the opportunity to enhance the major work of the grade with the supporting clusters.
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