Estimating Products

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...

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...

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...

Fifth graders demonstrate how to estimate products. For 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...

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

In this estimating products worksheet, students solve 13 problems in which each factor is first rounded to the greatest place. Students then estimate the each product.

In this estimating products worksheet, students practice their large number multiplication skills as well as their rounding abilities. They are also challenged with word problems and a table.

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

In this estimating products and quotients worksheet, students estimate each product or quotient and identify the method they used to solve the problems. Students finish with two test prep questions using estimation.

Need help with mental math in your classroom? This guide is full of tips, tricks, and examples to help the teacher encourage learners to use their brain instead of a calculator. Practice problems are included with reasons how to use...