Teacher's Bibliography
Adam, John A. and Weinstein, Lawrence. Guesstimation: Solving the World's Problems on the Back of a Cocktail Napkin. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2008.
The authors give an explanation of how to estimate the answers to problems with nothing more than basic math skills. The explanation only takes up the first section of the book. The rest of the book is dedicated to estimation problems, as well as their answers. This is a good starter reference for teachers who are new to teaching estimation.
Howe, Roger. "Taking Place Value Seriously: Arithmetic, Estimation, and Algebra." (January 2008). http://www.maa.org/pmet/resources/PlaceValue_RV1.pdf (accessed July 09, 2008).
This paper was written by the Estimation seminar leader, Dr. Roger Howe, of Yale University. This paper provides the background of teaching estimation the way that I do in the unit. There is much more detail provided in this paper than was provided in my unit. This is a must read for any teacher looking to teach estimation.
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