Curated OER
Ordering Rational Numbers and Finding Their Approximate
Middle schoolers explore the concept of ordering rational numbers on a number line. They represent rational numbers as decimals and percents. Pupils create a foldable about converting fractions to decimals to percents, and use a...
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Rice Math
Sixth graders calculate the amount of rice there will be if the amount is doubled everyday. In this multiplying instructional activity, 6th graders are given an amount of rice that is grown each day. Students then calculate how much rice...
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Approximating Measures
Fourth graders complete a worksheet about approximate measurements. In this lesson on approximation, 4th graders compare the wingspan of a given bird to the wingspan of other birds and classroom objects.
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Estimating and Approximation in Four Exercise Sets
In this estimation worksheet, students estimate in seventeen multi-part questions divided into four exercise sets. The solutions are provided.
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Rounding Off and Approximation
For this rounding worksheet, students round numbers to the given place value. They draw models of each given situations. This one-page worksheet contains 8 problems.
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Estimation and Approximation
In this estimation and approximation worksheet, students estimate multiplication and division problems containing decimals. They measure given objects, determine the possible error, the lower bound and the upper bound. Students gather...
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Estimation and Approximation
In this estimation and approximation worksheet, students determine the estimated value of given multiplication and division problems containing decimals. They round answers to the nearest whole number. This two-page worksheet contains 11...
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Galaxies and the Universe
If Earth was formed 4600 million years ago, and the sun revolves about the center of the Milky Way once every 250 million years, how many revolutions have occurred? Students answer this question and ten more, all providing students with...
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Analyzing Solutions Computed Using Euler's Method
In this analyzing solutions worksheet, students use Euler's Method to estimate the value of given functions. They estimate solutions using the piecewise-linear function model and sketch the information onto a graph. This two-page...
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Successive Approximation and Euler's Method
In this approximation learning exercise, students use the Euler's method to interpret a piecewise linear function. They explore why the approximation produced using a smaller stepsize is a better approximation. This four-page learning...
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Irrational Numbers
In this irrational numbers worksheet, 9th graders solve 10 different problems that include determining the approximations of various irrational numbers. First, they solve each irrational number in the first set to the nearest tenth....
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Close Enough?
Accuracy of measurement in navigation depends very much on the situation. If a sailor's target is an island 200 km wide, sailing off center by 10 or 20 km is not a major problem. But, if the island were only 1 km wide, it would be missed...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: About Accuracy and Approximation
Students learn about the concepts of accuracy and approximation as they pertain to robotics, gain insight into experimental accuracy, and learn how and when to estimate values that they measure. Students also explore sources of error...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Introduction to Physics: Problems & Exercises
This site provides a list of physics problems and exercises including Physical Quantities and Units, Accuracy, Precision, and Significant Figures, and Approximation.
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PBS
Pbs Teachers: Million Dollar Giveaway [Pdf]
The lesson plan has students apply measurement skills to determine the capacity of a suitcase in dollar bills. Educators can download printable version of the lesson in pdf format.
Mangahigh
Mangahigh: Algebra: Approximation Using a Calculator
Students work through an online turorial on the topic of approximation and then take a ten question quiz that increases in difficulty as the problems progress.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Stack It Up!
Students analyze and begin to design a pyramid. Working in engineering teams, they perform calculations to determine the area of the pyramid base, stone block volumes, and the number of blocks required for their pyramid base. They make a...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Getting It Right!
In this lesson, students will investigate error. As shown in earlier activities from navigation lessons 1 through 3, without an understanding of how errors can affect your position, you cannot navigate well. Introducing accuracy and...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ap Physics: Introduction to Physics Summary Section
This page offers a summary of each section in Chapter 1: Introduction to Physics of the AP Physics online text. It covers the main concepts such as Physical Quantities and Units and Approximation.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 8.ns Calculating and Rounding Numbers
In this task, 8th graders investigate how numbers are rounded when using a calculator and what effects this can have. Aligns with 8.NS.A.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Rounding
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart, students apply estimation strategies to predict or determine the reasonableness of answers in situations involving computation on rational numbers in various forms including whole...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Glossary for Introduction to Physics
This is a glossary of terms and definitions used in AP Physics: Chapter 1: Introduction to Physics.