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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Estimating the Storage Capacity of a Cd/dvd

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students estimate the storage capacity of CDs and DVDs by assessing diffraction patterns of green and red laser beams.
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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Round Whole Numbers

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Practice rounding whole numbers to the nearest hundred or thousand. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Round Whole Numbers Word Problems

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Solve word problems by rounding whole numbers. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Practice Estimating: Lesson 4

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson should provide examples of how to make good estimations. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Practice Estimating."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Practice Estimating: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson should provide examples of how to make good estimations. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Practice Estimating."
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Activity
Shmoop University

Shmoop: Ratios & Percentages: Estimating Percentages

For Students 9th - 10th
The mathematics tutorial examines how to estimate percentages using shortcuts. Students learn about the concept through notes, examples, and practice problems.
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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Estimate Mass (Grams and Kilograms)

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Practice estimating the mass of real life objects using grams and kilograms. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Activity
K-5 Math Teaching Resources

K 5 Math Teaching Resources: Estimate the Quotient [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th
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.
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Interactive
Calculator Soup

Calculator Soup: Estimating Sums and Differences of Fractions Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
Estimate sums and differences for positive proper fractions, n/d (numerator/denominator). Use rounding to estimate answers when adding or subtracting proper fractions.
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Interactive
Other

Explore Learning: Estimating Population Size

For Students 9th - 10th
Adjust the number of fish in a lake to be tagged and the number of fish to be recaptured. Use the number of tagged fish in the catch to estimate the number of fish in the lake. (Free usage is limited to five minutes per day.)
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Unit Plan
AAA Math

Aaa Math: Estimation

For Students 4th - 6th
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...
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Unit Plan
AAA Math

Aaa Math: Subtraction Using Estimation

For Students 5th - 7th
This site explains how to estimate differences by rounding. Games and exercises are provided to practice the skill.
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Unit Plan
AAA Math

Aaa Math: Addition Using Estimation

For Students 5th - 7th
This site explains how to estimate sums by rounding whole numbers. Games and exercises are provided to practice the skill.
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Interactive
Study Pad

Splash Learn: Add Decimals Using Models

For Students 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This fun decimal addition worksheet introduces students to the world of operations with decimal numbers. Fifth graders use models to visualize the addition of numbers in the tenths and hundredths places...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Estimating the Metric Lengths of Objects by Image

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] For this learning module, students must analyze the information they are given about the metric heights of three objects and answer questions that compare them....
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Arithmetic: Decimal Subtraction

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Subtracting decimals with and without rounding
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Estimation Word Problem Quiz

For Students 4th - 6th
This word problem quiz will require you to make estimations based on the given information.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Arithmetic: Decimal Addition Using Front End Estimation

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Use front-end estimation to estimate decimal sums
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Interactive
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Games Estimating Angles

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Use this game to improve your ability to create an angle with a specific number of degrees. You can set the angles to the size you want on this game. Just follow the instructions below it!
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Estimate Rounding

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] The teacher will use this lesson plan to review rounding, estimation, and computation.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Arithmetic: Small Decimal Rounding to a Leading Digit

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students round small decimals to the place value of the leading digit. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional...
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Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Comparison Estimator

For Students 6th - 8th
This activity allows the user to compare to quantities by estimating. Students use three types of estimations: counting, length, and area. An interactive activity and teacher resources are included.
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 7.sp Estimating the Mean State Area

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
The table below gives the areas (in thousands of square miles) for each of the lower 48 states. This serves as the population for this study. Your task involves taking small samples from this population and using the sample mean to...
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Unit Plan
AAA Math

Aaa Math: Rounding Numbers to the Nearest Ten

For Students 2nd - 3rd
This site explains how to round whole numbers to the nearest ten. The information on the site gives exercise problems and games to practice this skill in a fun and helpful way.

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