Real-World Estimation Activities Bring Math To Life

Bring real-world maths into your classroom with estimation activities like our estimating space worksheet set! This two-part worksheet set encourages students to think critically and apply maths in meaningful contexts.

• Worksheet 1
  Students estimate, measure and calculate how many 5-centimetre tiles are needed to cover classroom and gym walls. They’ll compare their estimates to actual calculations and reflect on their reasoning.
• Worksheet 2
  Students scale up their thinking to estimate how much space 1 million tiles would occupy. They’ll convert square centimetres to square metres, evaluate real-world locations that could fit the tiles and creatively represent their own ideas.

Using Our Estimation Problem Solving Worksheets 

These estimation problem solving worksheets are ideal for maths stations or enrichment activities. They promote mathematical thinking, measurement conversion skills and problem solving. Here are some other ways to use these estimation activities as well.

Project-Based Learning – Use this worksheet set in a measurement or estimation unit, tying it to architecture and art by letting students plan and decorate a building. 

Community Service Project – Use these estimation activities to introduce a community service project where students are tasked with designing and beautifying a space. 

Assessment – Use the first worksheet as an assessment to gauge measurement conversion, computation and problem-solving abilities. 

Download These Estimating Measurement Worksheets 

For your convenience, we have created these estimating measurement worksheets in both Google Slides and PDF formats. To download, click the drop-down arrow on the download button and choose the format that works best for you. 

This resource was created by Lauren Borst, a teacher and a Teach Starter collaborator.

Looking for More Real World Estimation Activities? 

We thought you might be! Take a look at the additional real world estimation activities below. 

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