There are times when we need to be exact, like when building a model or baking from a recipe. When we do not need to be exact, or we only need a general idea of something or its cost, we can estimate. There are some simple ways to estimate things like the time of day or even the height of an object.
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Before starting this Adventure:
Review safety guidelines when viewing the sun.
Estimate food measurements.
Estimate the time of day.
Estimate the height of a distant object.
Estimate the distance between two points.
Estimate food measurements.
Calculate ingredients needed for a campout meal.
Cub Scouts estimate serving sizes of different foods.
Estimate the time of day.
Choose one of the following:
Estimate time using your hands and the position of the sun in the sky.
Create a sundial to estimate the time of day.
Estimate the height of a distant object.
Use a stick to estimate the height of a tall object.
Create a theodolite to estimate the height of an object.
Estimate the distance between two points.
Find the distance between two points on a known map.
