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Further Rounding

For Students 5th - 6th
In this rounding off worksheet, students determine if 8 statements could be rounded off to the nearest ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand, hundred thousand or million. Students draw and complete a table of 5 numbers, rounding the...
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Four Estimating the Area of Small Objects Problems

For Students 5th - 8th
In this estimating area learning exercise, students work with their families to draw four small objects found around their house and estimate the area of each object. 
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Rounding

For Teachers 1st
First graders round to estimate greater sums. After a lecture/demo, 1st graders complete a web lesson on estimation. They practice rounding to the nearest hundred using a restaurant take-out menu.
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Estimating Solutions to Word Problems

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore number sense by completing word problems in class. In this estimation lesson, 4th graders define terms such as sum, difference, estimate and best. Students complete estimating worksheets based on the concept of...
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Estimation

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
When is it a good idea to use estimation? Learn about estimation and rounding with a reading comprehension lesson. After kids read a passage about estimation, they answer five comprehension questions on the other side of the page.
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One Hundred Things

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Learners practice estimating by handling items in groups of ten. They visualize how much space 100 items, such as pennies, peas, or beans, will take up after holding 10 of them. Students measure the difference in volume between 10...
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Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
How tall is the Empire State Building? Lead your class through a collaborative estimation activity to determine the number of quarters it would take to reach the top and teach the following concepts: human capital, human resources,...
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Estimating The Number Of Civilizations In The Milky Way Galaxy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students estimate the number of civilizations in the galaxy by first estimating the number of craters on the Moon and then by performing estimates of multiple-variable systems culminating in the use of the Drake Equation.
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Making Estimations in Measurement

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students utilize their knowledge of measurement in making accurate measurements and estimations.
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Easy Estimating

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this estimation worksheet, students use a small snack food to complete 9 estimation activities. They describe the item they are estimating, make a first estimate, use more information, make a second estimate, acquire more information...
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All About Aid

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Begin this instructional activity by estimating the cost of a college education and comparing it to actual data. After reading an article, high school seniors discuss the processes of the college loan corporations. They listen to a...
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Measurement and Conversion of Units in a Recipe

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In a cross-curricular measurement and literacy instructional activity, your class will identify and compare cooking measurement instruments. They read a recipe and sequence a set of similar instructions in which the steps have been mixed...
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Applying Estimation in real Life Situations

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore number sense by participating in role-playing activities. In this estimation lesson, 5th graders discuss reasons for estimating amounts in life and read the book Betcha. Students complete a real life estimation...
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Counting Blood Cells

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students observe number sense by participating in an estimation activity. In this blood cells lesson, students identify the importance of blood cells in the human body and discuss how tiny they are. Students utilize paper dots as a...
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Measuring Length: Metric

For Students 3rd
In this mathematics learning exercise, 3rd graders draw lines for each measurement. Then they measure the lines to the nearest centimeter. Students also use a ruler, a measuring tape, and measure small items and longer items.
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Importance of Estimation

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students discover the ability to estimate based on viewing photographs of objects.  In this number sense instructional activity, students view photographs of numerous objects in which they must train their eyes to create an educated...
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Measuring Spider Web Angles

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this mathematics worksheet, students identify that the spiders each used a different angle to create their webs. Then they find out each spider's angle by estimating and measuring.
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Estimation

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
Teach your class a thing or two about making educated mathematical guesses. Learners read a passage that explains estimation and approximate and exact answers. They then respond to five questions about and related to the text.
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Standard Units of Measure

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners explore linear measurement. They choose appropriate measuring tools, measure three classroom items, and record their results.  A class discussion ensues in which everyone decides the best way to present their data.
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Math and Literature

For Teachers K
Students listen to the reading of "The Button Box" and use buttons provided to tell a story about a chosen button, compare their own buttons to those in the reading. They estimate how many buttons are in a bag and sort buttons based on...
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Decimals: Collaborative Lesson

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore mathematics by participating in a group activity. In this number value lesson, students identify the uses for decimals and how to best estimate whole numbers based on decimals and fractions. Students collaborate with...
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Study Buddies- Estimating Products

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this math worksheet, students work with a partner to practice estimating products using rounding. They discuss the process of rounding and whether multiplying the rounded numbers is easier or more difficult than multiplying the...
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Scale Drawing

For Students 9th - 10th
In this measuring lengths worksheet, students determine which units to use when measuring lengths, estimating lengths, and the errors made when measuring, Students estimate the lengths of each of the lines illustrate to the nearest unit....
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Hi, Deer!

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students collect, organize by table, and examine census data in a simulation, estimate the size of the population in the simulation and make predictions based on the collection of census simulation data.

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