Estimating Products

Teach children that going to the circus isn't all about clowning around with this lesson on multiplication. Focusing on a series of three circus-themed word problems, students practice creating area models as a tool for finding products...

Teach young mathematicians that sometimes just getting close to the exact answer is perfectly fine, by using this collection of estimation worksheets.

Challenge your math class with worksheets and activities that focus on different multiplication and division strategies. From number models to analog clocks to measuring angles, the worksheets offer something for every level of learner.

Class members come up with a hypothesis on the number of decimal digits in the product of two decimals. Learners work in groups to complete several decimal multiplication problems. The results help groups develop a conjecture on the...

Multiplication on the fly becomes easy with the magic of estimating! Scholars round numbers up to four digits to complete multiplication problems without a calculator. They write in the new factors and the approximate product for the...

A collection of 34 math worksheets will be a great addition to any lesson in your curriculum. Third and fourth graders work on fractions, mean, median, and mode, measurement, and several more skills as building blocks to more advanced...

After discussing decimals and "going shopping" in the classroom, young mathematicians are given four practical word problems that require them to estimate their answers, given specific information. The highlight of the lesson is having...

A rich and well-designed lesson on estimation is here for you. The lesson utilizes a video; ITV Series: The Eddie Files 'Estimation: Going to the Dogs,' along with many websites. Several fantastic learning activities are...

Reinforce estimation and the four operations—addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division—with eight page, 15 problem independent practice exercise.

Fifth graders demonstrate how to estimate products. In this estimation lesson, 5th graders participate in an estimation drill and are introduced to the steps of estimating a product. Students practice rounding the numbers and then...