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Description
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Courtney
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The students work
to add three double digit numbers using estimation. They try to input a
number close to the answer into the machine.
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Shirley
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Estimation Card
Game
This activity uses
a deck of cards to help students practice estimation. You can have two or
more players playing this game at once, and all you need is a deck of cards,
a pencil, and a sheet of paper. The players will pass out a card to each
player face down, each player will guess what the card is, and record it.
Then on three, the students flip over their cards and find the difference
between their estimated guess and their actual card. At the end of the game,
when all the cards have been used, players will find the difference between
their estimated guesses and their actual card number. Whoever has the least
amount wins the game!
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Maggie
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This game is called
Estimate to the Nearest Ten. In this game, students are given a number
of objects and they must determine if it closer to one number rather than
another. They are timed and given a score. This game addresses
content that makes them determine whether an object is closest to a certain
ten and it helps them because if they play it enough, they can determine the
correct answer just be glancing at the amount of shapes instead of counting
them.
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Olivia
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http://pbskids.org/curiousgeorge/games/how_tall/how_tall.html
Its a Curious
George Themed Estimation Game geared towards pre-k thru 1st grade students.
In this game, the students are to estimate how many of a smaller object are
used to gauge height. This is a fun game that can be also taken off of the
computer and used in real life with similar objects. For example, they use
tennis balls to see how tall something is. Students could also use tennis
balls to see how tall they are.
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Erin
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MathMan- Round
Numbers to the nearest hundred
This activity is a
lot like pac man, but the game refers to it as the man eating ghosts.
The game gives you a problem such as "round 265 to the nearest
hundred" and the student has to use the arrow keys to move the math man
and eat the ghost with the correct number on it. The man will not eat a ghost
that does not answer the question, so the student has to get the answer
correct in order for the man to eat the ghost and so they are able to move on
to the next problem. This game deals with rounding numbers to the
nearest hundred.
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Jess
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The Area Estimation
game is a game that produces different size squares and rectangles and a
smaller square as the number of how many its unit is (either 1 or 10). You
are given a short amount of time to try and guess the right area of the
larger shape. You get points for guessing the correct answer and for
being close, which is nice because actually guessing the correctly is extremely
difficult so students can actually get some points.
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Kyrstyn
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The Dinosaur
Train
This game gives
students a point of reference of dinosaur and then asks how many of another
animal matches the length of the dinosaur. The students have to estimate how
many of the other animal is would take to equal the length of the dinosaur.
The content addressed is estimation of length.
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Gabriella D
And
Jane
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http://www.theproblemsite.com/junior/estimation.asp |
Guess It! This interactive game helps children to make estimates and approximations with the use of different sized and colored dots. In this game, a scattered group of dots will come on the screen and the children will have a few seconds to look at the dots, but they won’t have enough time to actually count them. After a few seconds, the dots disappear and the children answer a multiple-choice question about the amount of dots they saw. After the child chooses their answer, it tells them whether they were correct or incorrect. Some examples of questions include asking the children if there are more red or green dots, and also asking if the number of dots they see on the screen is closer to the number 5 or 25. You can also adjust the seconds you get to see the dots before they disappear so for more advanced students they can choose a smaller time, and for students who need a little bit more work than others, they can choose a higher time limit. This activity shows children a picture of a set of objects for a limited amount of time. Then, it makes the objects disappear. From there, it asks a question about the objects such as “Was the number of green dots closer to 20 or 30?” The student then has the chance to click their guess and the manipulative gives the correct answer. The student repeats a series of these guess it situations to help them gain a better understanding of how to make a good estimate based on the objects. It specifically addresses estimation with an educated guess and check aspect to the activity. |
Rachel
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http://www.mathnook.com/calculategenius.html |
Calculate Genius
This is a fast
paced estimation game that addresses CCSS: 3.MD.A.2. It gives you a reference
amount to find the the length, amount, or weight or different objects. I
really liked it since it was so fast you had no other choice then to estimate
the number. Sometimes with estimation games I end up actually calculating the
amount instead of estimating; but you can't do that with this game. |
Becca
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Estimate and Count – Marbles
This activity addresses
quantity estimation. Students are given a glimpse of a jar filled with
marbles. They must estimate the number of marbles they saw. After submitting
their estimation, the same marbles come back onto the screen. Next, students
count the number of marbles (they can drag the marbles to help). Then, they
compare their initial estimation to the number they later counted. This
allows students to see how close their estimations were to the actual amount
of marbles. There are two level selections. Level A presents quantities up to
10 marbles. Level B presents quantities up to 20 marbles.
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Mary
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http://motionmathgames.com/how-to-get-your-kid-to-stop-saying-math-is-hard-4-estimation-activities/ |
Benchmarking Estimation Activity
Directions:
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Emilie
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Crayons in the Pot
In this online
activity, students will look at the crayons in the pot and then estimate how
many there are. Students could be asked "How did you make your estimate?
What information did you use? What helped you to decide?" The students
will then finally count the crayons by counting them. After the students have
counted the crayons, they are able to drag the crayons over and group them.
You can select the level of the game by the number of crayons (10 or 20).
This activity is a fun way for students to begin to estimate objects that
they may only see for a few seconds. Students are then practicing their
counting.
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Kendra
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Home Run Derby
Estimation
This activity is an
interactive math game where students will view a problem and must estimate to
select an answer. If the answer is correct or a close estimation, a home run
will be hit. Students can play against each other and their total scores will
be kept track of. This activity addresses basic operations and estimation
strategies as well as rounding properties.
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Leah
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http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/fractions/EstimateFractionsShapesShoot.htm |
Estimate
Fractional Shpaes Students are given a collection of regional fractions and a numerical fraction and they have to estimate which shapes have the fraction that they are given have the appropriate fraction shaded in |
Paige
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I found this fun
on-line game called Glowa's Estimation Contraption. This game games you
an addition problem and you are supposed to estimate the total by rounding up
or down and figuring out what number would get you close to the correct
total. This would be a fun game to play as whole class in the beginning
of every math class. It would be good to play a level a day just to get the
students to work with estimation. This could also be used in a math
center where students could work as partners to complete the different levels |
Jane
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http://www.pinterest.com/pin/553590979169417325/ (click the photo to go to the website it
came from)
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 Fruit
Loop Estimation Activity
Materials:
1.
Construction Paper
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Fruit Loops
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Markers
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Half Sheets of paper with estimation questions
This
activity has the student trace their hand on the top of the construction
paper. Then the students have to make an educated guess or an estimate about
how many fruit loops would fit into the space of their traced hand. The
students then glue the half sheet with questions underneath their traced hand
and answer the 1st questions which asks them to write their
estimation down. Next, they actually glue down as many fruit loops as they
can in the space and count them. They write down the actual amount on the
half sheet. Next, the half sheet asks, “Was this a good estimate? Why or why
not?” This gives the students a chance to compare their estimate with the
actual amount and reason about why the estimate was good or not based off of
if it was close or far off from the actual.
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Marissa
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Guess
the Amount in Your Own Estimation Jar!
Using any material you want: gumballs, coins, buttons, grapes,
have your students estimate how many are in the jar, and have them record
their estimation. Then have the students dump the amount of objects in the
jar on to a table or floor. The students will then count the actual total of
objects to see if their estimations were close to the total or far from the
total. Then the students will fill up the jar again with the objects or
different objects with a different amount of them, and use what they learned
about previous estimation strategies for new ones when counting the new
amounts of objects.
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Amanda
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Meghan
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Gabby
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Ice Ice Maybe
Help penguins migrate across a perilous ocean patrolled by
hungry killer whales. Use your estimation and approximation skills to
position floating icebergs and bounce the penguins safely from glacier to
glacier. Students are given an addition problem and are expected to use their
estimating skills to click on the iceberg that is the closest estimation.
Ice Ice Maybe
The purpose of this
game is for the students to use estimation to help the penguins cross the
deadly ocean to another ice glacier. The students will estimate fractions of
whole numbers and enter them on to the computer. If they enter the answers
within a five digit range, the penguin will safely be able to cross the
ocean. If they do not make it in a five digit range, the penguins will not be
able to cross the ocean. This game is a fun way for the students to practice
their fractions and also practice estimating numbers to the closest
"safe number."
To play this game, you must
solve the problem at hand and round it to the nearest quarter; so 0, 25, 50,
75, and 100, or estimate your answer. The problems contain addition,
subtraction, multiplication, division, and fractions/ percentage problems.
You must safely help the penguins get across the ice, but faster than the
time/clock limit. After you click on your answer, the actual answer is
revealed to you to check your work. Finally, after each round, you get new
problems to do and more/less penguins to save.
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Christy
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http://www.education.com/activity/article/lets-estimate/ |
Estimation Game This card estimation game is a great way for the students to get comfortable with the concept of estimation and to get in some all-important addition practice. Estimation is an important skill that will serve the student both inside and outside of the classroom. Once they have mastered the art of estimation, the students will find that it comes in handy during everything from standardized tests to future shopping trips! |
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