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Shapes Estimation

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
For this shape estimation worksheet, students use their visual interpretation skills to estimate how many of the given small shapes will fit into the large shapes.
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Estimate the Difference

For Students 4th - 5th
In this estimation worksheet, students estimate the difference by rounding each two-digit number to the nearest ten. Students complete ten estimation problems.
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Euler Encore 1

For Teachers 11th - 12th
In this math worksheet, students use Euler's Method to solve differential equations. They are given an equation to graph (y'). Students sketch that equation as well as the related equation (y). They find the area of given rectangles and...
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Homework Handout for Class 28

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this calculus learning exercise, students are given 3 short-answer problems regarding Newton's method, generalized Babylonian algorithms and estimation.
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Estimate or Compute?

For Students 5th - 6th
In this computation and estimation learning exercise, students take turns with a partner, read the first problem, and determine if the problem requires estimation or computation and circle the matching letter. Students then solve the...
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Estimate Sums and Differences

For Students 6th
In this sums and differences worksheet, 6th graders solve 20 different problems that including the estimation of numbers in each one. They estimate the sum or difference found in each problem and write it in the space provided. Then,...
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Estimating Sums and Differences

For Students 7th
In this estimation of sums and differences learning exercise, 7th graders solve 20 different problems that are related to estimation of numbers. They add or subtract each problem as shown. Then, students estimate the sums and differences...
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Estimating Fractions

For Students 6th - 7th
In this estimating fractions worksheet, students solve 20 various problems that include estimation in each. They estimate the sum or difference in each of the problems shown on the sheet. Students calculate each mixed number into a...
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Estimate Products: Reteach

For Students 4th - 5th
In this estimating products worksheet, students review two steps to help estimate products. Students then estimate the products by rounding the factor greater than 10 to its greatest place.
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Estimate Distances on a Map

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this estimation activity, students estimate the distance on a city map based on the scale given to them. Students answer 4 short answer questions.
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Activity: Estimate Time

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this estimating time review worksheet, learners practice their estimation skills as they estimate how many times they can do 3 activities in 1 minute. Students check their work and then identify things that take them 30 seconds, 5...
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Adjusting the Quotient

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use number facts to estimate quotients. In this division activity, 4th graders examine long division problems to determine which multiple of ten will help them determine a number that is close to a quotient. They adjust...
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Round and Estimate

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this estimation and rounding worksheet, students estimate sums or differences by rounding to the nearest hundred mile, then find the total distance from one given spot to another. 
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Estimate High and Low: Compatible Numbers

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this estimation worksheet, learners read about compatible numbers and complete a chart, estimating quotients and determining if estimations were "over or under." Students then answer questions related to the chart.
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Counting Blood Cells

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars observe number sense by participating in an estimation activity. In this blood cells lesson plan, students identify the importance of blood cells in the human body and discuss how tiny they are. Young scholars utilize...
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Dot's Dot

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this math estimation worksheet, students estimate how many centimeters it is from each dot in a dot to dot puzzle. Students then use a ruler to measure exactly.
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Guess and Check Word Problems

For Students 4th - 6th
Using the guess and check method, students solve six word problems involving multiplication and division. Each problem presents a different scenario for students to solve. The worksheet could be used for individual or small group...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Cynthia's Perfect Punch

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Using a real-world example, this problem illustrates the thought process that learners need to engage in to understand adding mixed numbers with common denominators. First by looking at estimation, and then by drawing models that...
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Compare Time

For Students 2nd
In this estimating time worksheet, 2nd graders solve 6 problems in which the time it takes to perform a specific task is estimated. Students choose an estimate from two answers.
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It's About Time

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
First, second, and third graders explore elapsed time through estimation and prediction. They work with a partner to estimate how long it will take to perform various tasks. One person uses a stop watch to time his or her partner...
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Irrational Numbers on the Number Line

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
There are four irrational numbers that participants need to graph. Pi(π), -(½ x π), and √17 are easy to approximate with common rational numbers. On the other hand, the commentary describing the irrational number 2√2 is not...
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Mathematics Assessment Project

Estimating Length Using Scientific Notation

For Teachers 8th Standards
Would you rather have a million dollars or 1 x 10^6 dollars? To find the answer to this question, class members first complete an assessment task converting numbers between decimal notation and scientific notation. They then take...
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Fermi Estimates I

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Enrico Fermi, the physicist responsible for the first nuclear detonation, was known for his ability to estimate with little or no data. Use this task to have your classes practice their Fermi skills. They estimate the magnitude of three...
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Square Roots and Irrational Numbers: Estimating Radicals

For Students 8th - 10th
Try out a resource using triangles to estimate radicals. An interactive app allows learners to approximate some irrational numbers involving square roots. They find the two consecutive numbers that an irrational number lies between...

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