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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 use leading digits to estimate decimal products and quotients. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional...
Activity
AAA Math

Aaa Math: Estimating a Sum by Rounding

For Students 3rd - 5th
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.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Estimate to Add and Subtract Multi Digit Whole Numbers

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
Use estimation to find a reasonable solution to multi-digit addition and subtraction problems. Numbers are less than or equal to 1000. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a...
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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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.
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.
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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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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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Introduction to Estimating

For Students 6th - 9th
A slideshow exploring the importance of using estimating in calculations in life situations and in physics. Understand how estimating in physics can help you see if your calculated answer is correct or not.
Website
PBS

Pbs Nova: Estimating Up, Up and How Far Away?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this cleaver site to estimate how far away a hot air balloon is from you using your thumb and arm length.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Estimating With Rational Numbers

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
In this activity, students will round fractions and mixed numbers, and then use their rounding skills to estimate sums, differences, products, and quotients.
Activity
University of Georgia

University of Georgia: Texas Area Estimate

For Students 9th - 10th
Drawings and discussion of several methods to estimate the area of an irregular shape, like the state of Texas.
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 8.ns Estimating Square Roots

For Teachers 8th Standards
This task asks students to estimate the square root of 800 without using a calculator. To do it, they must examine perfect squares that are higher and lower than 800. Aligns with 8.NS.A.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Arithmetic: Decimal Subtraction Using Front End Estimation

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Estimate decimal differences using front-end estimation
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Self Check Quizzes 1 Estimating Fraction Sums and Differences

For Students 3rd - 8th
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...
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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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Estimating Mass

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
In this exercise, students practice estimating mass. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get step-by-step hints and try questions repeatedly. CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.A.2 Measure and estimate liquid volumes and...
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Estimate Lengths

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
Sal estimates lengths using units of inches, feet, centimeters, and meters. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video tutorial, or receive hints.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Estimate and Compare Meters and Centimeters? (Grade 4)

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This site offers four videos and a set of practice questions on estimating and comparing meters and centimeters using images and descriptions.
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Estimate Volume (Milliliters and Liters)

For Students 3rd - 5th
Practice estimating the volume of real life objects using milliliters and liters. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Estimating Capacity Using Water Metric Units

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students practice estimating capacity using metric units.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Estimating Capacity Using Water (Metric Units)

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this learning module, students must estimate how much water is needed for a task, using metric units of capacity. Includes video demonstrating a sample problem...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Estimating Equations of Lines of Best Fit and Making Predictions

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
Practice estimating the equation of a line of best fit through data points in a scatter plot. Then use the equation to make a prediction. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a...
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...