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Tiptoe Through the Tulips

For Students 3rd
In this estimation learning exercise, 3rd graders look over 4 pictures and choose by multiple choice what part of each garden is planted with tulips. Students draw two original maps as requested at the bottom of the learning exercise.
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Number and Operations: Webbing Our Way Through Numbers

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore estimation and place value. In this place value lesson, 2nd graders estimate and construct numbers while working with spider activities. Students use addition and subtraction to compare estimates. Resources and...
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Successive Approximation and Euler's Method

For Students Higher Ed
In this approximation worksheet, students use the Euler's method to interpret a piecewise linear function. They explore why the approximation produced using a smaller stepsize is a better approximation. This four-page worksheet...
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Estimate Quotients: Reteach

For Students 4th - 5th
In this estimating quotients instructional activity, students review how to estimate quotients using compatible numbers. Students then estimate the quotient for the division equations and tell what compatible numbers were used.
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Estimating Products

For Students 5th
In this estimating products activity, 5th graders round numbers to find an estimate of the product. Students are to estimate by finding a range.
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Estimation

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the concept of estimation. In this estimation lesson, students discuss making estimates through teacher led discussion. Students use the Internet to complete an activity where they must estimate the length of lines.
Organizer
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Estimating Products with Decimal Movement

For Students 5th
In this estimating products with decimal movement activity, 5th graders multiply to complete the table, then answer three questions about the patterns in the movement of the decimal point.
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Estimating Products: Which is Closer?

For Students 4th
In this estimating products worksheet, 4th graders are given a target number in ten problems, they first estimate which of two equations will yield a product closer to but less than the other, then they multiply both equations.
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Mental Math Counts

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students use mental math. They describe reasonable and unreasonable sums and differences. Students use mental math to find the sums and differences of addition and subtraction facts at random. They solve addition and subtraction facts...
Interactive
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Basics of Estimation

For Students 5th - 6th
In this estimation pre-test activity, students answer ten multiple choice estimation word problems. This is an interactive pre-test.
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Math Mammoth

Estimating

For Students 6th
In this math worksheet, 6th graders find the values for the 3 sets of problems that focus upon the skill of estimation with the help of the graphic organizers.
Interactive
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Math is Everywhere!

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this everyday math skills pretest, students answer ten multiple choice questions based on their knowledge of everyday math skills such as estimation, addition, and measurement.
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American Indian Flute and Math

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students investigate the Math behind Musical instruments in this cross-curricular Math lesson on the Native American Flute and waveforms. The lesson can be accomplished in 6 days and includes an extensive materials list for successful...
Interactive
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Estimating: Post Test

For Students 5th
In this estimation worksheet, 5th graders read math word problems about measurement, money, and more and complete multiple choice questions where they estimate the answer. Students complete 8 questions.
PPT
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Estimating

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
A good estimator usually has a good number sense. Make good estimators out of your class with this fun estimation activity. They review words that express estimation, estimate the number of three different sets, and then estimate the...
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Lesson 3: Number Sense

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Learners solve word problems using number sense. They convert fractions to decimals and mixed numbers. Pupils determine if a given fraction is greater or less than another fraction, and order numbers on a number line.
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Estimation Station: Why Estimating is Better than Guessing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Youngsters discover the difference between estimating and guessing. They estimate how many items are contained in a jar as they read a story. After the story, pupils discover the differences between estimating and guessing and create a...
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Footprints: Take a Step into Estimation

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Compare sizes of student footprints with those of elephants and sauropod dinosaurs! Upper graders make estimations of the areas of irregular shapes; students use grids to make and explain estimates within low and high ranges.
Activity
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Candy Math Fun

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Few things can motivate children to learn like the promise of a sweet and tasty treat. Given a bag of M&M®s, Skittles®, or other colorful candy, students first predict the contents of the bag before counting the pieces,...
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Jack and The Beanstalk Estimation

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Introduce the day's instructional activity by reading Jack and The Beanstalk by Richard Walker, and then review the concept of area with your class. We don't always need rulers to measure, though! Teach learners how to use their hands to...
Worksheet
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Multiplication Estimation

For Students 5th - 7th
For this multiplication estimation worksheet, students solve 10 multiple choice questions where they round numbers then estimate the product of multiplication problems with 2, 3, and 4 digit numbers.  The worksheet is interactive...
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Estimation and Approximation

For Students 8th - 10th
For this estimation and approximation worksheet, students estimate multiplication and division problems containing decimals. They measure given objects, determine the possible error, the lower bound and the upper bound. Students gather...
Lesson Plan
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Estimation Station

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners explore estimation and count by tens with Goldfish crackers.
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Estimation

For Students 5th - 6th
In this estimation worksheet, students analyze a table with the diameter of four coins in fractional inches. Students solve 5 multiple choice problems in which estimating is used with fractions.