Estimating and Calculating Weights and Sums

Estimating and Calculating Weights and Sums

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

3rd - 4th Grade

Hard

Created by

Thomas White

FREE Resource

The video tutorial teaches third graders how to decide between using an estimate or an exact answer when solving problems. It uses the example of calculating the weight of a male lion, first by finding the exact weight through addition and then by estimating using rounding techniques. The tutorial emphasizes the importance of labeling answers correctly and understanding when to use each method.

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the first step in solving a problem according to the video?

Write down the problem

Ask a friend for help

Decide if you need an estimate or an exact answer

Start calculating immediately

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If a female lion weighs 338 pounds and the male lion weighs 157 pounds more, what is the first step to find the male lion's weight?

Divide the weights

Add 157 to 338

Subtract the weights

Multiply the weights

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the sum of 8 and 7 in the ones column?

16

14

15

13

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What should you do after adding the ones column in the calculation?

Move to the hundreds column

Move to the tens column

Recalculate the ones column

Finish the calculation

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the exact weight of the male lion?

495 pounds

500 pounds

450 pounds

400 pounds

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the word 'about' indicate in a math problem?

The problem is incorrect

The problem is too difficult

An estimate is needed

An exact answer is needed

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When rounding 338 to the nearest hundred, what is the result?

400

350

340

300

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