In this decimal learning exercise, students solve a total of 31 decimal problems including: writing decimals, determining the smaller of 3 decimals, determining place value, rounding, filling in missing numbers and word problems.

Students collect objects to use in a classroom store. In groups, they must place a value on each object and take turns spending their fake dollar in the store. They predict how much they can buy and use addition and subtraction to...

Students explore counting, sorting, and graphing skills. In this data analysis lesson, students sort jelly beans by color, count the jelly beans, and create a bar graph of the jelly beans according to color.

Students participate in a measuring scavenger hunt. Students choose items around the room to estimate and measure. Students try measuring with their hands and compare with other students who did the same. Students discuss why their...

Students explore graphing. In this graphing lesson plan, students sort Skittles candies and use the color groups to create a bar graph. Rubrics and extension activities are provided.

Students estimate what they can accomplish in a minute. In this estimation lesson, students guess how many jumping jacks or stars they can draw in a minute. They get timed and see how close they are to their prediction. 

Students watch a segment of the PBS video which show the lemurs' ability to jump. In pairs, students collect measurement data involving each other's length of a standard step, a standing broad jump, and a long jump. They record their...

In the process of constructing their own "rulers" Students develop a sense of the size of a centimeter and meter. Students select the appropriate "ruler" for the tasks. Finally, 3rd graders calculate the perimeter of objects using...

Third graders use a worksheet to budget a five-hundred dollar shopping spree. They select goods to purchase, figure totals and then calculate discounts and sales tax. They compare results to determine who purchased the most for his or...

Students work in groups that are engaged in different activities at different times. They watch the video "Madagascar" and collect data pertaining to the Fish Eagle's arm spam. They work together to perform mathematical computations...

Students create a class timeline using the patent year for their selected inventor or invention. Using a piece of yarn, they physically create a timeline, and create and answer math word problems using the years from the timeline.

Third graders estimate the volume and mass of one marshmallow using appropriate standard units. They design and carry out an investigation to find the average of volume/mass of one marshmallow.

Students utilize The Nature Park Adventure educational software program to Introduce Modelling, Including the Estimation of Angles.

Third graders describe an amount of turn from a particular position to another using the 'circular' benchmarks of 0, ++, ++, ++, and full turn. Estimation language such as 'just about', 'between', 'not quite', 'just over', and similar...

Students spend imaginary inheritance of $100,000 on a home and furnishings.

Students can practice rounding numbers to the nearest thousand through a series of self-check exercises and timed learning games.

Create your own math facts worksheets for rounding numbers. Problems can positive and negative numbers and decimal values. The user inputs the maximum and minimum values of the numbers to be used, makes decisions about negatives and...

Brush up on your math skills relating to rounding numbers then try some practice problems to test your understanding.

Students practice rounding numbers, and their score is kept at the top of the page. At the beginning of the game, you choose the minimum and maximum numbers. Round to the nearest ten, hundred, or thousand.

Soccer Math: Rounding provides a fun way for kids to practice rounding numbers. There are three different levels of difficulty: 1.Tens & Hundreds 2.Tens, Hundreds & Thousands 3.Tens, Hundreds, Thousands & Decimals Get five...

What is rounding, and what does it mean to round up and round down? Learn how to round numbers via simple steps and examples.

A large selection of teacher resources to help teach and review the concepts of rounding and estimating. There are many worksheets and a few PowerPoint presentations.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video describes the process of rounding a decimal to the nearest whole number and gives an example. The video is followed by a series of practice questions to...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A video and practice questions on how to round numbers to the nearest tenths decimal place. [1:26]