P – EC – RT6

You and your class are on a nature walk. You become interested in something you notice and make an estimate. This estimate is a large number. What size of referent would have made sense? Explain your thinking.

P – EC – RT7

Two students were estimating the number of people on the playground. One student used a referent of 5 while another student used a referent of 20. How could both referents be appropriate? Explain your thinking.

P – EC – OE9

Your estimate for a quantity is a small 3-digit number. What could you be estimating?

P – EC – OE10

Your estimate for a quantity is a large 3-digit number. What could you be estimating?

P – EC – OE11

What would you use as a referent if you had to estimate the number of students in a classroom you are visiting?

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