Piles of Paper: Estimate Paper Use

In this activity, learners keep track of how much paper the group uses in a week. Build awareness of paper waste, while strengthening measurement and estimation skills. First, gather predictions about how high the pile of scrap paper will be at the end of the week. Engage the group in measuring and recording each day, then at the end of the week, compare predictions and results. For more challenge, consider how high the pile might be in a month or year. [Activity is publicly available through a web crawler capture on Archive.org.]