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- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students use this hands-on math center to explore estimation and counting by tens with Goldfish. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students estimate the cost of individual items from a typical grocery list and then estimate the total cost of all of the items. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students estimate amount of objects in a container, the population of students in his/her city, and use ratio and proportion to estimate quantities of objects in a given area. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students discover the advantage of estimation over simple guessing using number relationships. They also discover how useful a mathmatical tool estimation is in everyday life. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students gain the powerful tools of estimation, prediction, and averaging and discover the importance these tools have in daily living. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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They apply various strategies in their estimations. They analyze the differences between guessing and estimating. They estimate the number of beans and jellybeans in egg cartons and jars respectively. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 6th
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Students estimate quantity, length, and area. Students practice making comparison estimations of different items and estimate whether or not the amount is greater or less than a certain amount. Students practice making estimations. Full Review »
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- 1st - 2nd
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Students use paper and pencil to make a list of the food they want to buy. Choices are listed on the board, each student may "spend" $10. After students estimate the food they can buy, they add up the costs of their choices to see how close they are. Students should try to spend as close to $10 as they can without going over. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students calculate the length of the classroom using non-standard units of measurement and estimation. Using a cracker box, they discuss measuring various objects in the room as a class, and independently estimate and measure the length of the room. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students examine uses for estimating, and round purchase prices to estimate total purchases in a simulated school store setting. They discuss what it means for an item to be on sale, and observe the teacher work through the process of estimation. Students complete a store purchases worksheet and solve a variety of purchasing scenarios. Full Review »