CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Product Estimation With Mixed Numbers/fractions
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Estimate products and quotients of fractions and mixed numbers.
PBS
Pbs: Candy Volume
Estimate the volume you get when you fill 3D shapes with candy. This video focuses on estimating volume using nonstandard units, using the volume equation to get a more reliable estimate and checking your estimate by counting the...
Beacon Learning Center
Beacon Learning Center: Are We There Yet?
An interactive web lesson teaches students about estimating units of measurement. It also offers practice questions to test students' understanding of the skill.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Popcorn (Pdf)
If you're a popcorn lover, you might want to take this math challenge. A real-world challenge on visually estimating volume of popcorn containers. A one page activity from the NCTM Math for Families collection. Life skill applications...
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.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Decimals
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Use number properties in decimal operations
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Decimal Addition
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Add and subtract decimals with and without rounding
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Algebra Ii: 5.8 Evaluating Reports
Learn to analyze examples of claims presented in the media that involve estimating a population proportion and population mean.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Treasure Island: Groups
Students will play interactive games to explore grouping, estimating, and counting.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Order of Magnitude
A short introduction to the concept of order-of-magnitude, with an explanation of how it is used to make estimations in physics.
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.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Decimal Subtraction Using Front End Estimation
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Estimate decimal differences using front-end estimation
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Fraction Ordering With Lowest Common Denominators
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Order fractions from least to greatest and greatest to least using lowest common denominators.
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...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Balloons
Students follow the steps of the engineering design process as they design and construct balloons for aerial surveillance. After their first attempts to create balloons, they are given the associated Estimating Buoyancy lesson to learn...
ABCya
Ab Cya: How Many Marbles?
How Many Marbles is a fun 3D activity for children to practice estimating. Rotate the jar to see the number of marbles from different sides. Estimate the number of marbles by using the arrow keys to answer. How close can you get? This...
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Error in Measurement
What are the common errors made when students take measurements and how can they be avoided? A good deal of vocabulary associated with measurement errors is explained. Tips are provided for the student and the teacher in hopes of...