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Measurement Masterpiece

For Teachers K - 5th
Here is a good, cross-curricular measurement and estimation lesson. Learners practice measuring paper strips to create an art project. This is a great way to introduce the ruler, and how it used, to your students.
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Estimate High and Low: Compatible Numbers

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this estimation worksheet, students 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.
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Show What You Know: Estimate: Enrichment

For Students 4th - 5th
For this estimating sums worksheet, students write a greater than or less than sign to solve the addition sentences. Students first use estimation to help them compare the numbers.
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Estimate Products: Reteach

For Students 4th - 5th
In this estimating products learning exercise, students review two steps to help estimate products. Students then estimate the products by rounding the factor greater than 10 to its greatest place.
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Adjusting the Quotient

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students solve division problems. In this division lesson, students review estimating and how to figure out if their estimate is too large or too small. Students solve division problems and use their estimating skills to adjust the...
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Measuring Spider Web Angles

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this mathematics worksheet, students identify that the spiders each used a different angle to create their webs. Then they find out each spider's angle by estimating and measuring.
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Estimating With Fractions

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students explore fractions. In this fraction lesson, students estimate fractions and estimate sums of fractions. Students work with technology to develop math fluency.
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Go Ahead, Take a Guess! Estimating in the Real World

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learning how to use estimating to solve real life problems can be a great way for students to apply math skills.
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Mystery Jars: Make Your Own

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students explore the concept of estimation. In this estimation lesson, students create their own estimation jars and fill them with objects of their choice. Students then count the exact number of objects and trade jars to...
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Activity: Estimate Time

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this estimating time review worksheet, students practice their estimation skills as they estimate how many times they can do 3 activities in 1 minute. Students check their work and then identify things that take them 30 seconds, 5...
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Counting Blood Cells

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students observe number sense by participating in an estimation activity. In this blood cells lesson, students identify the importance of blood cells in the human body and discuss how tiny they are. Students utilize paper dots as a...
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How Many in a Minute

For Teachers K - 6th
Young scholars estimate what they can accomplish in a minute. For this estimation lesson, students guess how many jumping jacks or stars they can draw in a minute. They get timed and see how close they are to their prediction. 
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Decision Time

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this estimating practice learning exercise, students examine 3 groups of objects and estimate and check how many objects there are in each group. Students also respond to 1 short answer question.
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Estimate or Exact?

For Students 4th - 7th
In this estimating or exact answers worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems.
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Adjusting the Quotient

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use number facts to estimate quotients. In this division lesson, 4th graders examine long division problems to determine which multiple of ten will help them determine a number that is close to a quotient. They adjust the...
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Estimate Using Tens

For Students 2nd
In this estimate using tens instructional activity, 2nd graders match three sets of toys with 3 jars by estimating using tens and reading the label on the jar.
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Sampling Variability in the Sample Mean (part 1)

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
How accurate is data collected from a sample? Learners answer this question using a simulation to model data collected from a sample population. They analyze the data to understand the variability in the results.
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How Tall is that Tree?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners use their feet to measure distance between themselves and a tree trunk.  In this distance lesson, students use the number of steps, and string to measure distances and height of the tree.  Learners can get the tree...
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Measuring Volume/Capacity Using the Metric System

For Teachers 5th
There is more than one way to measure an amount, as learners discover by applying multiple measurement tools in these activities. Centimeter cubes, cylinders, beakers, and measuring cups are used to find the volume of regular and...
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Equivalent fractions approach to non-repeating decimals

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Trying to get your class to think of decimals as fractions and vice versa can lead to interesting discussions. After all, we can usually understand quickly that 1/4 is .25 but why is 1/7 not so easy to convert? This activity looks...
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ESTIMATION

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students practice estimating and counting and using a ruler to measure distance.
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Estimating

For Students 2nd
In this number estimation learning exercise, 2nd graders use the illustrated creatures in each box to estimate the total number of items to the nearest ten.
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Number Sense

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice rounding 4 digit numbers using place value concepts. In this estimating sums and differences lesson, 1st graders explore clustering, rounding, and front end estimation as methods for rounding decimals.
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Investigations into Estimations

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students gain the powerful tools of estimation, prediction, and averaging and discover the importance these tools have in daily living.