P – WN – RT6

Four groups signed up for a recycling challenge. After two months, two of the groups had collected a large number of items, one group collected very little, and the fourth group was somewhere in between. Arrange the number of items in descending order so that the...

P – WN – RT7

Four groups signed up for a recycling challenge. After two months, two of the groups had collected a large number of items, one group collected very little, and the fourth group was somewhere in between. How many items were collected in total? What was the difference...

P – WN – RT8

As part of a math challenge, students generated a three-digit number each day for a week. The students placed one digit on each part of a four-part spinner and they would spin the spinner three times each day to generate the number. What were the five numbers the...

P – EC – RT4

You are asked by your teacher to estimate how many books all of your classmates could fit into their backpacks. How would you determine a referent? What would your estimate be? Explain your thinking.

P – EC – RT5

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 could you have noticed that would make sense for such a large estimate? Explain your...

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