National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Math Challenges for Families
Students, teachers, and parents alike will enjoy this challenging math site. It contains a clever brain teaser section plus creative problems related to algebra, geometry, measurement, numbers, statistics, and probability. A Spanish...
US Census Bureau
Us Census Bureau: International Data Base
Statistical data on the population and demographics of 228 countries, including change, sex ratios, life expectancy, and percent with HIV/AIDS. There are also detailed explanations of the means of producing these statistics. It is...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: 1.4 Ap Physics: Approximation
By the end of this section, you will be able to make reasonable approximations based on given data.
Other
Plane Math: Activities: Go Fly a Kite
Students work in groups to build their own kite. The activity explores estimation, geometry, measurement, and patterns. The resource consists of a lesson plan, group activity instructions, lesson overview, and an expert page.
PBS
Pbs Kids Afterschool Adventure!: Operation: Animal Measurement Activity Plan
Animal Fun is here! In this week's adventure, Animal Measurement, children will explore measurement with the help of hermit crabs (investigating size correspondence by matching a hermit crab to its appropriate shell), beavers (visual...
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Halloween: Division
Join Jay in the Halloween store and help him decide what to buy!
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Igloo: Addition
It takes a lot of math to build an Igloo. Can you help Kirima? Students will learn to select and apply appropriate mental, written or calculator strategies to solve addition problems.
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Estimating a Sum
Students can practice estimating sums to the nearest thousand in a series of self-check exercises and timed learning games.
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Estimating a Difference
Students can practice estimating differences in a series of self-check exercises and timed learning games.
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Front End Estimation of Sums
Students can practice estimating sums using front-end estimation in a series of self-check exercises and timed learning games.
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Estimation
Improve your estimation and rounding skills with these interactive games that are challenging and fun. Excellent skills practice for rounding, estimating sums and differences, and front-end estimation. Links to lesson plans, teacher...
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Aaa Math Lessons
AAA Math's interactive tutorials and lessons assist students grades K-8 improve their understanding of a wide range of arithmetic topics. Students are provided with immediate feedback as they complete the "Learn," "Practice," and "Play"...
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Subtraction Using Estimation
This site explains how to estimate differences by rounding. Games and exercises are provided to practice the skill.
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Addition Using Estimation
This site explains how to estimate sums by rounding whole numbers. Games and exercises are provided to practice the skill.
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Front End Estimation of Sums
Students use front-end estimation to solve addition problems. Learning exercises and games are provided to practice the skill.
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Front End Estimation: Differences
Students use front-end estimation to solve subtraction problems. Learning exercises and games are provided to practice the skill.
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Rounding to the Nearest Ten Thousand
This site offers exercises and games for students to practice rounding whole numbers to the nearest ten thousand.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: How Many Jelly Beans?
In this video segment from Cyberchase, Inez estimates whether she has enough jelly beans in her large container to decorate all of the cookies in her batch.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Estimator Four
This applet game for two allows you to practice estimating at several different levels of accuracy. You can choose whole number addition, multiplication, percentages or any combination of the three.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Comparison Estimator
Use this applet to practice your estimating skills comparing length, area, counting or a random sampling of those topics. You can also adjust the difficulty and the precision needed. The applet also lets you know how close you are to the...
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Estimation
This lesson plan is designed to help students learn to make estimates. Resources are linked to help support the teacher and offer exploration and practice to students.
University of South Florida
Florida Center for Instructional Tech: Famous People
Students estimate the ages of famous people, then create a scatterplot with the actual ages. This activity allows them to estimate with linear equations. You can access the age data through the "activity" link.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Estimating Quotients
This is a question about the best way to estimate the answer to a division problem. The answer offers a basic definition of estimation, along with several methods and the positive and negative aspects of each.
US Department of Education
Helping Your Child Learn Math: Math on the Go
Parents and children explore math in the world around them in this collection of math activities. Simple, engaging, and fun, these lessons offer learners the opportunity to discover math even when they're "on the go." An excellent...