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- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students estimate the cost of individual items found on a typical grocery list. They participte in a teacher-led demonstration, solve word problems, and estimate the cost of ten items placed into their group's grocery basket. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students experiment with two different techniques to 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. 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 »
- Grade Range
- 5th
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Students use a variety of estimation strategies to solve problems. They use the clustering strategy, compatible numbers and base ten to estimate. Students discuss how to use the different estimation strategies and practice using those strategies to solve problems. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 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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