Approximations
Outcomes
In this lesson you will learn about:
- Rounding off numbers.
- Estimating answers to calculations.
Outcomes
In this lesson you will learn about:
This YouTube video explores the concepts of approximations and estimations.
Video 1: How to calculate the area and circumference of circles and semi-circles
Video 2: Examples pertaining to calculating the area and circumference of circles and semi-circles
Video 3: Common mistakes made when calculating the area and circumference of circles and semi-circles
Note: After watching each video, click on the 'back button' to return to the VLE
These three short online lessons discuss asteroids, comets and meteors.
This online resource discusses the distribution of earth's water.
The Earth behaves like a giant bar magnet and as such there is a magnetic field present around it. The Earth’s magnetic field is thought to be caused by flowing liquid metals in the outer core of the planet which causes electric currents and a magnetic field.
This online tutorial will explain the earth's shape and its hemispheres.
The idea of the electric field, how it's useful, and explains how the electric field is defined.
This YouTube video explains how to calculate an irregular area on a map.
This YouTube video explains how to calculate a regular area on a map.