Probability, especially conditional probability, can be a slippery concept for young statisticians.  Statements that seem self-evident on the surface often require a daunting amount of calculations to explicate, or turn out to be...

Scholars learn about the metric system and produce a presentation on how to convert within the metric system. They then develop a brochure in support of legislation requiring the use of the metric system.

Students identify the American language, how it has changed and effected culture, and become familiar with idioms. In this American language lesson, students study the eight parts of speech, identify literal and figurative speech, study...

Students can practice estimating differences in a series of self-check exercises and timed learning games.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Estimate sums and differences by rounding decimals to whole numbers.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A video and practice questions where students are presented with a decimal number and must round it to three different decimal place value positions. [2:14]

Improve your estimation and rounding skills with these interactive games that are challenging and fun. Excellent skills practice for rounding, estimating sums and differences, and front-end estimation. Links to lesson plans, teacher...

This lesson explains how to estimate differences between whole numbers. Gives practice and games to practice this skill in a helpful and fun way.

This site explains how to estimate differences by rounding. Games and exercises are provided to practice the skill.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Round whole numbers in order to estimate sums and differences.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Round fractions and mixed numbers in order to estimate sums and differences.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Estimate sums and differences of decimals using front-end estimation.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Estimate decimal differences using front-end estimation

Students will play learning games to explore money in different ways, such as identifying, adding, and subtracting values.

Two lesson plans are found in this site. Lesson Plan 1 is geared to grades 6-9. In this plan, student's will be able to list the different stages of the blow fly's life cycle and understand how the life cycle and ADH (accumulated degree...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Use number properties in decimal operations