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Introduction
Answer these questions as you explore measuring with toothpicks.
1. How many toothpicks do you think it would take to make a line of toothpicks across the top of your paper?_______
2. Now make the line and count the toothpicks. How many did you need? _____
3. How close was your estimate (guess)? _____
4. How many toothpicks do you think it would take to make one line of toothpicks from the top to the bottom of the paper? _____
5. Now, try it! How many toothpicks did it take? _____
6. How close was your estimate (guess)? _____
7. Now get a book. How many toothpicks do you think it would it take to measure the width of a book from side to side? _____
8. Now try it! How many toothpicks did it take? _____
9. Now try estimating and then measuring other objects using toothpicks. Are your estimates getting better? Why?
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