P – EC – WP13

Two children were looking at stars in the sky. To estimate the number of stars in the sky, one child said she would use a referent of 5 while the other child said she would use a referent of 50. Which referent would be more suitable for estimating stars in the sky?...

P – EC – WP14

Two children were looking at the number of school buses in the parking lot. To estimate the number of school buses in the parking lot, one child said she would use a referent of 10 while the other child said she would use a referent of 100. Which referent would be...

P – EC – WP4

A baker was looking at different containers to hold newly baked cookies. If you had to estimate as to how many cookies could fit in this cookie jar, what size would your referent be?

P – EC – WP5

The school science club was interested in watching the different kinds of birds flying over the playground. What size of referent would you use if you were asked to estimate the total number of birds flying in the picture...

P – EC – WP6

The school science club was interested in watching the different kinds of birds flying over the playground. Estimate how many birds are flying in the picture below?

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