Alabama Learning Exchange
Comparing Fuel Economy
Compute fuel economy and gas mileage. Why? So you can teach rates and ratios, of course! Middle schoolers calculate the rate of miles per gallon for various vehicles. They research each vehicle, its mileage per gallon, and cost per...
Curated OER
Dinosaur Math
Students read How to Train with a T.Rex and Win 8 Gold Medals and solve math problems. In this dinosaur math lesson, students write a math story to go with the dinosaur story. Students discuss the needed strategies. Students complete a...
Curated OER
Book Title: You Can’t Buy a Dinosaur with a Dime
Young scholars explore the concepts of multiple digit addition and subtraction. In this addition and subtraction lesson, students read the book You Can’t Buy a Dinosaur with a Dime and then discuss methods for solving a particular math...
Curated OER
Operations with Fractions and Decimals
Complete a lesson that introduces and explores operations with fractions and decimals. Pupils estimate the reasonableness of a decimal computation. Then discuss what operation is needed to find an answer. Handouts, web sources, and other...
Curated OER
Family Activity: Adding and Subtracting Decimals
In this math worksheet, students work at home with a family member to add and subtract decimals in a sample check register. Students add deposits, subtract withdrawals and determine the balance of the account.
Curated OER
Mental Math
Young scholars participate in an online computation game. In this computation lesson, students practice simple computations and use an internet site to review addition and subtraction facts.
ABCya
Ab Cya: Estimating
Soccer Math: Estimating is a fun way for kids to practice estimating sums, differences, products and quotients. There are different levels of difficulty in each exercise making the game appropriate for a variety of students and grades....
McGraw Hill
Glencoe: Self Check Quizzes 1 Estimating Fraction Sums and Differences
Use Glencoe's randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of estimating sums and differences. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the page click the...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Estimating Sums and Differences
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is designed to teach third grade students the steps in estimating sums and differences. It also reviews rounding numbers to the nearest ten and hundred.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Estimating Sums and Differences Acti Vote
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is an Activote lesson for assessing students understanding of estimating sums and differences.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Estimating With Rational Numbers
In this activity, students will round fractions and mixed numbers, and then use their rounding skills to estimate sums, differences, products, and quotients.
Calculator Soup
Calculator Soup: Estimating Sums and Differences of Fractions Calculator
Estimate sums and differences for positive proper fractions, n/d (numerator/denominator). Use rounding to estimate answers when adding or subtracting proper fractions.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Decimal Rounding to Estimate Sums and Differences
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Estimate sums and differences by rounding decimals to whole numbers.
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...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Estimation of Whole Number
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Round whole numbers in order to estimate sums and differences.
NumberNut
Number Nut: Estimate and Round Why Is This Important?
Problem solving will become a little easier when you understand the concepts of estimation and rounding. Explore how these concepts are used in mathematics and real world applications. Detailed examples and links to related games...
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Power Series
This site gives many different summation formulas and their expansions. Very Comprehensive site
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Mixed Number and Fraction Estimation
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Round fractions and mixed numbers in order to estimate sums and differences.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Front End Estimation Grade 6
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Estimate sums and differences of decimals using front-end estimation.
Math Aids
Math Aids: Estimation Worksheets
Great resource to practice and strengthen math skills pertaining to estimation. Math worksheets are printable, may be customized, and include answer keys.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Decimals
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Use number properties in decimal operations