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Mental Math

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Students practice mental math skills using estimation techniques on every day tasks such as being able to figure the distance from one point to another, or how much their grocery bill is going to be

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Concepts

life skills, estimation

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daily life, estimate, programs
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Resource Details

Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Instructional Strategy
Skills Practice
Year
2002

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