Curated OER
Thunderstorms
Fourth graders examine the attraction between two different charges to investigate lightning in a thunderstorm. They complete an experiment and a worksheet.
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Comparing Sets
Students count back with cubes to model subtraction problems. In this subtraction lesson plan, students compare sets of problems and record their results in a table.
Curated OER
Hot Dog Stand: The Works
Students strengthen skills in mathematics, problem solving, and communication skills by working together in groups using "Hot Dog Stand: The Works" educational software.
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Order, Order
Students use pictures to identify items as ordinal numbers. In this ordinal numbers lesson plan, students use the words "before" and "after" to identify the pictures as well.
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K-5 Math Teaching Resources
K 5 Math Teaching Resources: Estimate the Quotient [Pdf]
Use strategies to estimate the quotient.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Estimation to Check Decimal Division
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Estimate and confirm decimal quotients by dividing leading digits
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Quotient Estimation With Mixed Numbers/fractions
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students estimate quotients of fractions and mixed numbers using benchmarks and rounding. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch...
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.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Estimation of Whole Number
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Round and find compatible whole numbers in order to estimate products and quotients.
K-5 Math Teaching Resources
K 5 Math Teaching Resources: Estimate the Quotient [Pdf]
This activitiy asks students to randomly select a one-digit divisor and a three-digit dividend and estimate the quotient mentally. Students must then explain why they believe their estimate is accurate.