The Math Forum: Fermi Questions Activity

Publisher

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Activity

The Math Forum: Fermi Questions

Curated by ACT

This tutorial from the Math Forum provides the approach to problem solving made famous by Enrico Fermi. Fermi, a brilliant Italian physicist, used estimation frequently in problem-solving.

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Concepts

estimation, word problems

Additional Tags

communicating in mathematics, communication in math, estimate, estimation in problem solving, fermi questions, generalization, limits of estimation, numerical reasoning, problem solving method, questioning skillscomplex problem, simplification, math forum, problem solving

Classroom Considerations

Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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