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Curated OER

Estimate Length

For Students 1st
Without measuring, can estimators determine which string is the longest? The shortest? There are two sets of strings here for learners to evaluate, circling the shortest in the first set and the longest in the second. Next, they eyeball...
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Curated OER

Estimate then Measure the Angle #1

For Students 4th - 6th
Practice angle estimation with a learning exercise. First learners estimate three angles within 15 degrees, then they measure and name each angle. A reference website is given for additional activities.
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EngageNY

Conducting a Simulation to Estimate the Probability of an Event

For Teachers 7th Standards
How can you complete a simulation when it is not practical to determine the probability of an event? Class members learn that in some situations, it is not feasible to find the probability of an event, but they can estimate it by running...
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Shodor Education Foundation

Estimating With Fire

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Watch the damage from a forest fire in this interactive simulation activity that challenges learners to estimate the burn area using different approaches. Learners are given a worksheet to track the different burn patterns and practice...
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Curated OER

Book Title: Great Estimations

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Explore estimation with your math class. They will estimate how many Cheerios are in a box. Then count and group 50 Cheerios on a twist tie and attach groups to represent hundreds. They then discuss and practice skip counting and revise...
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Scholastic

Study Jams! Estimate Whole Numbers

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Watch animated slides as RJ explains how to round numbers to the nearest ten and thousand. Viewers then get a chance to try it themselves.
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Curated OER

Estimate then Measure the Angle #4

For Students 4th - 6th
In this angles worksheet, students estimate angles to within 15 degrees, then measure and name each. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Curated OER

Estimate How Many Seeds Are In a Fruit or Vegetable

For Teachers K - 4th
Help mathematicians estimate how many seeds are in a given vegetable or fruit. They are divided into pairs and estimate the amount of seeds in a whole fruit without seeing the inside. They then cut the fruit or vegetable in half and...
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Fermi Estimates II

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
How many hot dogs does Fenway Park go through in a year? Learners estimate answers to this question and more as they work through the task. Problems require participants to make assumptions and use those assumptions to make estimations.
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Balanced Assessment

Fermi Estimates I

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Enrico Fermi, the physicist responsible for the first nuclear detonation, was known for his ability to estimate with little or no data. Use this task to have your classes practice their Fermi skills. They estimate the magnitude of three...
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Curated OER

Problem Solving: Estimated or Exact Amounts

For Students 4th - 5th
In this problem solving worksheet, students read and solve 6 story problems. Students explain why estimates or exact answers were used.
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Curated OER

Estimate Tens

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this estimating tens activity, learners use a picture of a group of penguins to estimate amounts, circle groups of ten, and find the total number. Students solve six problems.
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Curated OER

Estimate Products

For Students 4th - 6th
In this estimating products worksheet, learners interpret data on the yearly diets of the average American, then solve 6 word problems where they must estimate products by rounding the larger factor to its greatest place value.
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Curated OER

Estimate and Compare Data

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the values that are used in order to describe data that is collected or given. They compare data using the statistical analysis provided by finding the mean, median, and range.
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Curated OER

Estimate on a Number Line

For Students 6th - 7th
Using a number line worksheet, learners solve seven different problems using the shown number line in each. They estimate what number is selected on the number line in each problem and write it out.
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Curated OER

Estimate and Count

For Students 1st - 3rd
For this estimating and counting worksheet, students observe pictures of items in boxes, estimate and record the total amount, and then count and record the total. Students solve 4 problems.
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Curated OER

Estimate Weight In Metric

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students brainstorm words that describe the weight of objects. They pick up objects and estimate the weight. Afterward, students find the exact weight and compare U.S. units of weight to metric units. In groups, students create a chart...
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Assessment
Concord Consortium

Fermi Volume

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
It is about this big. An assessment provides three questions on the estimations of volume. Pupils determine the quantities needed and use dimensional analysis to arrive at estimations involving dollar bills, paint, and gasoline.
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Mathed Up!

Scatter Graphs

For Students 7th - 10th Standards
Make an estimate by getting in line. The class works with scatter plots and lines of best fit to make an estimate for given values. Pupils determine whether there is a positive or negative correlation and draw a best-fit line. Using the...
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Curated OER

Reasonable Estimates

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Help pupils explore estimation. They will make estimates and discuss when you might use an estimate. Then they discuss if their estimates are reasonable.
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Curated OER

Everyday Mathematics: Ballpark Estimates

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this estimating practice worksheet, students sharpen their math skills as they learn how to make likely estimates and try the 2 extra practice activities.
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Curated OER

Estimate, Solve, and Check

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars estimate, solve, and check a series of addition and subtraction number and word problems. They write their estimates on a recording sheet, compute and write the answer in the next column, and check their answer with a...
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Curated OER

By the Pound

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Agriculture surrounds us every day; incorporate measuring tools into a study of Oklahoma's agricultural industry! Small groups read an informational text (included) before visiting stations where they investigate prices of various...
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Curated OER

Why Guess When You Can Estimate

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
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.

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