Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Finding Area With Squares: Lesson 3

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Step by step, this video lesson [2:41] will show you how to add up the number of squares that cover an object in order to find the area of a figure. It is 3 of 7 in the series titled "Finding Area with Squares."...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Estimation Station

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
During this instructional activity, students will learn the difference between estimation and guessing. Knowing how to estimate is an essential skill that will help students determine approximate totals as well as check the...
Activity
AAA Math

Aaa Math: Estimating a Sum by Rounding

For Students 3rd - 4th
This site explains how to estimate sums of whole numbers. Gives practice and games to practice this skill.
Unit Plan
AAA Math

Aaa Math: Rounding Numbers to the Nearest Ten

For Students 2nd - 3rd
This site explains how to round whole numbers to the nearest ten. The information on the site gives exercise problems and games to practice this skill in a fun and helpful way.
Unit Plan
AAA Math

Aaa Math: Round to Nearest Thousand

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
This site explains how to round whole numbers to the nearest thousand. Gives practice and games to master this skill.
Unit Plan
AAA Math

Aaa Math: Round to Nearest Ten Thousand

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
This site explains how to round whole numbers to the nearest ten thousand. Gives exercises and games to practice this skill.
Unit Plan
AAA Math

Aaa Math: Round to Nearest Hundred Thousand

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
This site explains how to round whole numbers to the nearest hundred thousand. Gives practice and games to practice this skill which are fun and helpful on the subject.
Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Argue Better Than a Pigeon

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
For this lesson, the book Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems is used as a mentor text. Students will learn how to evaluate the validity of a mathematical argument. Students will practice writing and revising their own...
Interactive
PBS

Nova Online: How Many Pearls? A Weight & Volume Game

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
This interactive game has students apply skills in estimation, measurement, and basic addition using pearls. Students are asked to estimate the number of pearls in a treasure chest by making predictions and using number sense. The skills...
Activity
Other

Mr. Pitonyak's Pyramid Puzzle

For Students 9th - 10th
Students estimate the cost of building an Egyptian pyramid with modern materials and ancient building methods in this math project.
Lesson Plan
Other

Hubbard's Cupboard: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Math and literacy meet in this extensive lesson plan based on the familiar children's story, "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie." Learners will be engaged in math activities such as, "Cookie Count," "Who Took the Cookies," and "Cookie Jar...
Activity
Quia

Ixl Learning: Rounding Numbers

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Brush up on your math skills relating to rounding numbers then try some practice problems to test your understanding.
Website
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate

For Students 9th - 10th
The Shodor Education Foundation has as its mission: "To advance science and math education through the use of computational science, modeling and technology." At this site, Shodor's Project Interactivate offers Java-based activities for...
Lesson Plan
Other

Nearpod: Two Step Word Problems

For Teachers 3rd
In this lesson plan on two-step word problems, 3rd graders learn about estimation, explore different drawings, and apply their learning to create their own word problems.
Handout
Fact Monster

Fact Monster: Rounding Numbers

For Students 1st - 4th Standards
The lesson explores how to round numbers. Explanations and examples are included in the tutorial.
Lesson Plan
University of South Florida

Fcat: Using Proportions and Go Fish!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students "go fishing" and use proportions to learn how estimating is used to determine the size of a population.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: A Clever Way to Estimate Enormous Numbers

For Students 6th - 8th
Discover how powers of 10 can be used to estimate large numbers by watching this animated video. [4:15]
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Souper Scooper

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This hands-on, inquiry based lesson is an extension of the AMSTI Science Module, Solids and Liquids. Students use nonstandard units to measure beans in a soup mix. Students predict how many beans will be in a scoop. Students group beans...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: The Mean, Median, and Mode Chain Gang

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Cooperative learning groups and chain links are used to find the mean, median, and mode. A Science NetLinks lesson is linked for further real-life application in the world of baseball (optional). This lesson plan was created as a result...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Are Your Numbers Round?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students will use a variety of activities and games to learn how to round numbers.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Supplies

For Teachers 5th
In this instructional activity, 5th graders will determine what supplies they will take with them to survive their trip through the Amazon. Students will use estimation and basic math skills to determine how much they can carry and what...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: How Tall Is Hagrid?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This activity uses data collection method for middle schoolers to mathematically compute the height and shoulder width of the character Hagrid from Harry Potter. Students will measure their own heights and shoulder widths to come up with...