Number Sense and Computation: Food For Thought

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unit cost estimation rounding ounce real-world application applied collaboration problem solving strategies division guess-and-check communication communicate price money critical thinking higher order thinking process unit price calculators cereal Number Sense and Computation Food For Thought teaching teachers instructor instruction classroom classroom instruction multiplication number sense strategy

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Professional Development Mathematics Measurement and Data

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Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Post-Secondary

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Number Sense and Computation: Food For Thought

Using this resource group, teachers can focus on the topic of number sense and computation by having students identify and compare unit costs. Students will learn to estimate the size of one ounce and use computation and problem solving strategies to determine the unit cost of given items. This resource group is part of the Mathline Elementary School Math Project.

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PBS Learning Media