Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Estimation (Elementary)
In this lesson students will practice estimation with computation, counting, length and area.
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...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Map and Compass Lab
Science Scope article presents an activity on topography and land masses that helps learners learn about scientific inquiry. Students also practice making and interpreting scale drawings and learning about computation, estimation and new...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Estimation Games
Students use the calculator to compute products of numbers and to find answers to division problems. The activity is designed to help students develop number sense with the operations of multiplication and division.
Cosmo Learning
Cosmo Learning: Computational Science and Engineering I
A collection of video lectures from a course reviewing linear algebra with applications to networks, structures, and estimation. Webpage includes thirty-six lectures from a professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Lectures...
Google
Google for Education: Surveys and Estimating Large Quantities
Students use estimation to approximate the size of a large set of data. By observing smaller sets and seeing patterns they make general predictions and even create algorithms capable of making approximations.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Estimate Rounding
[Free Registration/Login Required] The teacher will use this lesson plan to review rounding, estimation, and computation.
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...
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...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Max's Math Adventures: A Sweet Story
In this Max's Math Adventure, estimate pieces of candy with Max, Ruthie, and Pop. Features include a teacher's guide, activity sheet, and extra challenges.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Coloring Remainders in Pascal's Triangle
In this activity the student will identify number patterns formed in Pascal's triangle when coloring remainders.
US Department of Education
Helping Your Child Learn Math: Math on the Go
Parents and children explore math in the world around them in this collection of math activities. Simple, engaging, and fun, these lessons offer learners the opportunity to discover math even when they're "on the go." An excellent...
Math Graphs
Houghton Mifflin: Math Graphs: Equation of a Tangent Line 3 [Pdf]
The resource practices computing the equation of the tangent line to the graph at the given point. The problem is available in PDF format.
Math Graphs
Houghton Mifflin: Math Graphs: Equation of a Tangent Line 4 [Pdf]
Students compute the equation of the tangent line to the graph at the given point. The example is available in PDF format.
Iowa State University
Math Jeopardy
It's time for Jeopardy. Detailed directions and suggested game questions are given for Math Jeopardy. Questions are attached in a PDF file that can be downloaded and printed.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate
The Shodor Education Foundation has as its mission: "To advance science and math education through the use of computational science, modeling and technology." At this site, Shodor's Project Interactivate offers Java-based activities for...
Other
Center School District: Everyday Math Resources
Everyday Math Resources for 5th grade is an excellent resource for both students and teachers. Twelve math strands are linked to activities and interactive games that support the learning outcomes. Click on links at the top to access...
Scholastic
Scholastic Internet Field Trip: Calendar Math Activities
This website offers plenty of links for activities around the topic of calendar math using estimation, measurement, and computations.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: How Tall Is Hagrid?
This activity uses data collection method for young scholars to mathematically compute the height and shoulder width of the character Hagrid from Harry Potter. Students will measure their own heights and shoulder widths to come up with a...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Introduction to Numerical Analysis for Engineering
College-level electrical engineering course highlighting numerical analysis for engineers. This course introduces students to the formulation, methodology, and techniques for numerical solution of engineering problems. Course features...
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Spearman Rank Correlation Coefficient
This page gives a description of the Spearman Rank Correlation Coefficient, which is an approximation to the exact correlation coefficient, r. It is somewhat easier to compute than the exact correlation coefficient. Also provides links...
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Estimating a Sum by Rounding
Use rounding to estimate the answer to an addition problem in this online game. As you play the game, running totals of correct and incorrect answers and your score are displayed.