Lesson Plan
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Estimating Sums

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this estimating sums worksheet, students, working with a partner, practice problem solving five word problems involving estimation.
Lesson Plan
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Rounding To The Nearest Ten And Hundred

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this rounding to the nearest ten and hundred worksheet, students, with a partner, calculate the answers to nine word problems or mathematical equations dealing with estimation.
Lesson Plan
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How Much Is On The Floor?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students estimate the number of items in a group. In this estimation lesson, students are presented with random objects to clean up. Students estimate how many items are present and then compare the actual number of items to their...
Worksheet
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Estimating the Cost of Shopping

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this math worksheet, students choose 20 items from a shopping list that includes the price of each food. Students estimate the cost of the list and then figure out the actual cost.
Worksheet
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Estimating on a Number Line

For Students 4th - 5th
In this number line worksheet, students draw an arrow to show where 5 numbers can be found on a number line and then write what the number is that each arrow is pointing to on three number lines.
Handout
Charleston School District

Comparing and Ordering Irrational Numbers on a Number Line

For Students 8th - 9th Standards
Estimating the value of numbers is much harder than it sounds! Scholars compare and order the value of numbers presented in different forms including fractions, decimals, roots, integers, and pi. This builds on the previous lessons in...
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Sums and Differences of Decimals

For Students 6th Standards
Sometimes dealing with decimals is so much easier than dealing with fractions. The ninth lesson in a 21-part module has the class consider situations when it might be easier to add or subtract fractions by first converting to...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Comparing Fuel Economy

For Teachers 4th - 7th Standards
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...
Lesson Plan
Kid Zone

Groundhog's Day Graphing

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
This Groundhog's Day, challenge scholars to predict, estimate, tally, and graph in a weather-themed lesson in which class members play the role of the groundhog to forecast the weather come February second. 
Lesson Plan
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Around the Clock

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers discover the relationship between the circumference of a circle and its diameter. They find the length of an arc of a circle.Students use estimation strategies in real-world applications to predict results (i.e.,...
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Reasoning about Multiplication and Division and Place Value, Part 2

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
The learner puts reasoning and estimation to work. The directions are to place a decimal in the answer to make the equation true. Pupils are to look at the two problems, one multiplication and one division, and estimate an answer. No...
Lesson Plan
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It Takes Ten

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Review and use standard units of measure with your math class. They move from station to station estimating and measuring length, volume, weight, and area. At each station they estimate and measure, and then compute the difference...
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

The Division Algorithm—Converting Decimal Division into Whole Number Division Using Fractions

For Students 6th Standards
Knowing the standard algorithm opens up a whole new world of division. Scholars learn how to convert division involving decimals to division involving whole numbers to use the standard algorithm. Knowing how to multiply with powers of...
Lesson Plan
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Estimate and Compare Data

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the values that are used in order to describe data that is collected or given. They compare data using the statistical analysis provided by finding the mean, median, and range.
Lesson Plan
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Popping Problems!

For Teachers 4th
Turn your math instructional activity into a carnival game with this fun, outdoor activity. After reviewing the concept your class will be practicing briefly, split your class up into teams and head outdoors. These teams work to solve...
Unit Plan
National Security Agency

Time After Time

For Teachers 3rd - 4th Standards
Save those precious minutes and hours spent planning math lessons with this mini-unit on telling time. Offering a series of engaging hands-on and collaborative learning activities, these three lessons teach children how to read...
Assessment
Achieve

Yogurt Packaging

For Students 7th - 10th Standards
Food companies understand how to use math to their advantage. Learners explore the math related to the packaging and serving size of yogurt. They then use unit analysis and percent values to make decisions on the product development.
Assessment
Charleston School District

Review Unit 7: Real Numbers

For Students 8th Standards
Provide pupils with problems to check their understanding of the concepts within the unit. The seven-part series of lessons covers concepts related to irrational numbers. Learners convert between fractions and decimals, estimate the...
Lesson Plan
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Kernel Count!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Here is an impressive and thorough lesson on estimation. Young mathematicians estimate how many kernels of popcorn can fit in a tablespoon, then how many tablespoons of kernels can fit in a baby food jar. The popcorn is then popped. All...
Handout
Charleston School District

Scientific Notation Operations

For Students 8th Standards
How do you operate with numbers in scientific notation? The resource provides examples on how to divide and multiply with numbers written in scientific notation. The handout and video also cover the procedure for addition and subtraction...
Activity
101 Questions

How Many Hot Dogs?

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Top off your hot dogs with a little math. Learners view a video on a hot dog eating contest, and then answer questions using estimation. Using a table of hypothetical data, they create algebraic expressions to represent the situation.
Lesson Plan
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An Introduction To Volume

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Upper graders explore the topic of volume. In this math lesson plan, pupils count volume in cubic units, multiply to find volume, estimate volume, write a multiplication sentence to find the volume, and make a cost analysis of different...
Handout
Charleston School District

Evaluation of Roots

For Students 8th Standards
You mean the square root of five and five don't have the same value? Learners estimate the value of irrational roots. As they practice estimating the value, they increase their understanding of roots. The lesson is the fourth in a series...
Lesson Plan
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Prime and Composite Numbers

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Prime and composite numbers are the focus of this mathematics lesson. In it, learners practice techniques for identifying these two types of numbers. They utilize the Inspiration program to complete a task that is clearly explained, and...