Estimating Measurements

Bring money and measurement together by practicing rounding decimals to the nearest whole number. Three sections prompt fourth graders to round to the nearest dollar, the nearest meter, and the nearest whole unit. Use this activity as an...

If you're measuring a bicycle, would you use inches, feet, or yards? What about when you measure a shoe, or a flagpole? Explore measurement with this learning exercise, which prompts third graders to use their critical-thinking skills....

Through a series of worksheets, mathematicians practice with various concepts of measurement. Conveniently, the 6 pages are easily broken up for individual assignments, and seem to progress in difficulty. Math concepts include drawing...

An efficient and straightforward decimals learning exercise! Young learners round amounts of money and measurements to the nearest dollar or meter. Each section contains 20 problems, making it easy to divide up this asignment into...

Estimate measurements of various objects using customary units as well as metric units. The learning tool requires children to estimate the length, capacity, weight, or mass of an object and record it on the chart.  Then, learners find...

In this estimating and measuring angles instructional activity, students examine 6 angles, estimate their measurements, and then measure them using a protractor.

Break out those math manipulatives, it's time to teach about area! Capturing the engagement of young mathematicians, this three-lesson series supports children with learning how to measure the area of squares, rectangles, and other...

Kids might enjoy this dramatic presentation on estimating surface area. The fake Transylvanian accent is a bit distracting but the problem solving practices are sound. Dr. Crazy Pants rounds his decimal measurements then multiplies...

Watch the damage from a forest fire in this interactive simulation activity that challenges learners to estimate the burn area using different approaches. Learners are given a worksheet to track the different burn patterns and practice...

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...