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Order-of-Magnitude Estimation
Problem NAME
The Question
The Simply stated OoM estimation question at hand.
Background
Some background information to introduce the problem, and provide information that might be
difficult to pull from prior knowledge. Try to limit this as much as possible, lest you defeat the
purpose!
Guiding Questions
Some guiding questions to help get a stuck person on the right track.
The Solution
Steps to solve the problem.
Education Standards
This OoM Estimation problem meets the following standards in bold:
Next Generation Science Standards:
 Physicsal Sciences
o Matter & Its Interactions
o Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
o Energy
o Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer
 Life Sciences
o From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
o Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
o Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
o Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
 Earth and Space Sciences
o Earth’s Place in the Universe
o Earth’s Systems
o Earth and Human Activity
 Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science
o Engineering Design
Common Core Standards (CCS):
 Counting & Cardinality
 Operations & Algebraic Thinking
 Numbers & Operations in Base Ten
 Number & Operations – Fractions
 Measurement & Data
 Geometry
 Ratios & Proportional Relationships
 The Number System
 Expressions & Equations
 Functions
 Statistics & Probability