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Estimation Lesson Plans
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Fifth graders estimate the area of an Indian Reservation. In this area lesson students find the approximate area in square miles of Flathead Reservation. The students work with irregular shapes of areas.
Students estimate the total cost of a shopping trip. In this estimation lesson plan, students use three different techniques to estimate how much a shopping trip will cost.
Experimenting with two different techniques, oung mathematicians estimate how many little things fit into a bigger thing. They watch and discuss a short video, conduct the two estimates, one by weight and one by volume, and record the results on a worksheet.
Learners explore estimation. In this estimation and numeration lesson, students estimate how many Cheerios are in a box. Learners count and group 50 Cheerios on a twist tie and attach groups to represent hundreds. Students discuss and practice skip counting and revise their estimates based on what has been counted after one lesson.
Fourth graders view a variety of rice products and calculate their cost. In this rice math lesson, 4th graders estimate cost and multiply to find 8 of each item. Students estimate using different amounts of rice products. Students calculate the amount of rice needed. Students complete an estimation activity independently. Students play a rice game.
Students investigate the importance of significant figures through measuring and estimating. In this estimation and significant figures lesson plan, students measure pieces of paper and round their figures to the nearest marking on the ruler. Students measure the total length of the papers side by side using a string and compare it to the "theoretical value" of the papers. Students compare their answers and discuss the need for significant figures in measuring.
Fourth graders review and apply the steps for estimating sums. In this estimation activity, 4th graders review basic addition estimation strategies, solve word problems, and apply the estimation strategies to problems with 6 digit addends. They complete an assessment.
Students complete a worksheet. In this estimation lesson, students view various ties and estimate the number of objects or pictures on it. Students complete a worksheet on estimation and then make their own tie pattern.
Learners calculate the average number of listings in the telephone directory. In this estimation lesson, students find listings in one column of the phone book and multiply by the number of columns. Learners each take a letter and calculate the number of listings for that letter. Older students might calculate the exact listings later on.
Students practice estimating. For this estimation lesson, students define the word "estimate" and use goldfish crackers to complete several estimation problems on the board.
