Name two strategies or methods for helping students to develop estimation skills. Describe how these strategies/methods would contribute to conceptual understanding
What will be an ideal response?
Accept a range of estimates. Depending on the context, an estimate that is off by 20% can still be reasonable. Limiting ranges more than necessary can decrease students' interest and motivation to understand concepts.
Make estimation a regular class activity. The only way that students can gain familiarity with units and become better estimators is by actually using the concepts and analyzing their process by comparing their estimates to measured amounts.
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