Estimating Quantities
Developing strategies to estimate numbers of objects and quantities before counting precisely.
Key Questions
- Justify why estimating can be useful in real-life situations.
- Compare different strategies for estimating quantities before counting precisely.
- Explain how knowing about groups of 2, 5, or 10 can help us estimate.
National Curriculum Attainment Targets
Suggested Methodologies
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5E Model
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