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5th Grade - Reasonable Estimates

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Make reasonable estimates of fraction and decimal sums and differences. 0506.2.5


Links verified on 9/15/2014


  1. Comparison Estimator - Similar to Estimator but compares two sets of objects. This site is interactive and allows students to play a game or input or collect data
  2. Computation and Estimation - use common fractions, decimals, and benchmarks in a game context to estimate the sum of chosen fractions and determine if the sum is closer to 0, 1, or 2 [5 page document includes game cards] A lesson plan can be found at this site A Microsoft Word document to be downloaded This link includes something for the teacher to print [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
  3. Computation Castle - a game that requires the utilization of several math skills: mixed numbers/improper fractions, equivalent fractions, metric conversions, exponents, rounding to the nearest thousands and thousandths and place value This site is interactive and allows students to play a game or input or collect data
  4. Estimate - (use as a whole class activity) Select a range, display tick marks and estimate before revealing the answer.
  5. Estimate Fractional Distance - watch Grammy carefully and estimate the fractional distance that represents where she jumped over the hedge This site is interactive and allows students to play a game or input or collect data
  6. Estimation Valley Golf - Estimate answers to problems and putt your way into a championship! This site is interactive and allows students to play a game or input or collect data
  7. Estimator - Practice estimation skills by determining the number of objects, length, or area. (parameters: error tolerance) This site is interactive and allows students to play a game or input or collect data
  8. Fraction Game - an applet which allows students to practice working with relationships among fractions and ways of combining fractions This site is interactive and allows students to play a game or input or collect data
  9. Guess the Number - developing skills in halving and estimation This site is interactive and allows students to play a game or input or collect data
  10. Let's Go Shopping - estimate by rounding to the nearest dollar as they shop This site is interactive and allows students to play a game or input or collect data
  11. More or Less Estimator - Similar to Estimator activity but states a quantity and asks the user to estimate whether the set of objects is more or less than the number given.
  12. Round About - estimate by rounding This site is interactive and allows students to play a game or input or collect data
  13. That's Right - estimate measurements in real-world problems using money This site is interactive and allows students to play a game or input or collect data
  14. Weigh the Wangdoodles - Your job is to find the weight of each Wangdoodle using the information provided by the scales. To be successful, you will have to make sure that the weight you assign to each Wangdoodle works on each scale. This activity is a fun but challenging introduction to multiple algebraic equations. This site is interactive and allows students to play a game or input or collect data



A resource for the teacher to use in planning their lessons site for teachers | A PowerPoint show related to this standard PowerPoint show | An Adobe Acrobat document in .pdf format Acrobat document | A Microsoft Word document to be downloaded Word document | This interactive site would work well on an interactive whiteboard whiteboard resource | This resource includes voice instructions for students sound | A video is available through this link video format | This site is interactive and allows students to play a game or input or collect data interactive lesson | This site includes questions for your students to check their understanding a quiz | A lesson plan can be found at this site lesson plan | This link includes something for the teacher to print to print

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