Second graders choose estimation strategies in real-world problem situations and explain the choice. They work in groups of five using three different estimation methods to find out how many words are on a page of text.

Young scholars 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...

Students pretend they are about to buy their first new car. They must do all the calculations necessary to estimate the cost of purchasing the car. They see that the math they learn in school really does have real-life applications.

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...

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.

In this economics worksheet, students look for the budgets and go through the practical activities of maintaining a monthly expense sheet.

Use Glencoe's self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of rounding fractions and mixed numbers. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem, and click the "Check It" button to how you did.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Estimate products and quotients of fractions and mixed numbers.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Round given fractions to the nearest half.

In this activity, students will round fractions and mixed numbers, and then use their rounding skills to estimate sums, differences, products, and quotients.

Explore fractions and decimals with Tony at the baseball field through these leveled learning exercises.

Use Glencoe's Math Course 2 randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of estimating with fraction operations. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the...

Use Glencoe's randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of estimating sums and differences. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the page click the...

Estimate sums and differences for positive proper fractions, n/d (numerator/denominator). Use rounding to estimate answers when adding or subtracting proper fractions.

This tutorial covers all types of fractions with simple explanations on how to work with them.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students estimate quotients of fractions and mixed numbers using benchmarks and rounding. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch...

Practice your rounding skills in this online quiz. There are ten questions, and you select the correct answer by rounding to the nearest tenth.

Play this online memory game by flipping cards and selecting pairs that match by rounding one of the numbers to the nearest ten. Eliminate pairs and practice your rounding skills.

Practice your rounding skills in this online memory game. Eliminate pairs of cards by selecting a card and finding its rounding match.

Practice your rounding skills through this online quiz. Round each number to the nearest ten, and select the correct answer of the three choices given. There are ten random questions. Immediate feedback is given.

The lesson explores how to round numbers. Explanations and examples are included in the tutorial.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Round given mixed numbers to the nearest whole number.

This activity allows the student to practice simplifying, converting, and multiplying decimals, percentages, and fractions. There are 3 levels of difficulty and the time limit may be set from no limit to 60 seconds. Additional...

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