Students connect literature (story Jelly Beans for Sale by Bruce McMillan) to math concepts. In these estimating and money lessons, students work with jelly beans, unifix cubes, pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters, to estimate and make...

In this SI units learning exercise, students solve 6 problems including converting from one unit of measurement in the metric system to another, estimating the mass of objects, and using the density of a metal to find its volume given...

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...

In this rounding to the nearest ten worksheet, students read numbers and write the nearby tens in the box next to them. Students solve 20 problems.

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.

In this black hole worksheet, students read about the black hole in the center of the Milky Way Galaxy called Sagittarius A and observe a Chandra image of the area where the black hole exists. Students solve two problems which include...

In this multiplying and estimating the products worksheet, students find the products and round them to the nearest hundred. Students solve nine problems.

An exercise in finding the approximate time that a name would be called at a graduation. Estimating time may be difficult for some of the class, so this resource would not be a good choice for learning this standard. It does end with a...

Whales are all big, but some are larger than others! Kids will love sorting the 10 whale species by size at their desk (whale cut-outs provided). Next, use a whale rope to visualize how long each of these whales actually is. A large...

In this online, interactive worksheet, 6th graders complete a pre-test regarding volume.  Students complete 10 multiple choice questions and click at the bottom of the page to check their answers.    

Students perform an experiment to find the dew point at ground level and then make a chart to determine where a cloud would form.

Fifth graders, after being given a variety of word problems to solve, find patterns to solving 3 out of 4 times. They break it down into smaller parts 3 out of 4 times and tell the method of solving 3 out of 4 times. Students complete...

Students engage in a the estimation of volume for household containers and focus upon the usage of the metric system. They practice identifying the shapes that seem familiar and match shapes with quantities. Students interact with others...

In this economics worksheet, students write out a business plan that translates into an estimation of revenue made in the first three years.

In this elementary math worksheet, students find the answers to the 10 problems written in the multiple choice format in order to develop critical thinking skills.

In this significant figures learning exercise, learners indicate the number of significant figures and then round each to the number of significant figures shown. This learning exercise has 20 problems to solve.

Students study sea turtles and the concept of temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD). Using a specific set of temperature data, they determine the probable sex of a nest of sea turtle hatchlings and then determine the overall...

For this estimation worksheet, learners read about compatible numbers and complete a chart, estimating quotients and determining if estimations were "over or under." Students then answer questions related to the chart.

Sixth graders investigate estimating. In this estimating activity, 6th graders estimate how much rice is eaten around the world. Students estimate the percentages of rice eaten by other countries. Students compare rice production to...

In this math worksheet, students examine the concept of floating point arithmetic. They compare the tools of chopping and rounding to measure accuracy.

In this estimation worksheet, students solve a total of 6 word problems that involve rounding to a given place value and estimating.

Students explore the concept of counting, measuring, and estimating. In this counting, measuring, and estimating lesson, students use plastic links to count sets of links. Students measure their arms and legs using links.

For this rounding worksheet, students round a set of 10 numbers to the nearest ten thousand, then answer 4 related rounding questions. Answers are included on page 2.

Learners explore the concept of estimating and organizing a group of objects into an array to count the exact number of items. They create their own arrays and practice elements of estimation.