Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Intro to the Concept of Probability
The Shodor Education Foundation provides this lesson plan to introduce students to the concepts of probability. Students learn about the definition of, outcomes in, and calculations of experimental probability. Students use an...
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Probability and Geometry
The Shodor Education Foundation provides this lesson plan to give students an opportunity to connect probabilty and geometry. Students learn how to calculate probability, use geometry to solve probabilty problems, and, as an added bonus,...
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Marbles
Students learn about sampling with and without replacement by simulating marbles being drawn out of a bag. Settings can be altered to explore conditional probability.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Plinko!
In this activity, students will simulate a popular game, find experimental probabilities, and then compare those probabilities to the corresponding theoretical probabilities.
Primary Resources
Primary Resources: Handling Data, Probability
Here's what you need to help you teach probability. Games, helpful hints, worksheets, PowerPoints, and presentations will help you make probability more "hands-on."
Texas A&M University
Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: College Algebra: Probability
Find definitions of several terms associated with probability, such as experiment, sample space, event, and empirical probability, and view example problems and step-by-step solutions. Complete practice exercises and check your answers...
J Coffman
Joseph Coffman's Lecture Notes: Probability
The lesson examines probability. Students learn about simulations, theoretical probability, and geometric probability. Definitions, formulas, examples, and a quiz are included.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Mathematics: Online Study Tools: Probability of Simple Events
This site gives a short interactive quiz which allows students to self-assess their understanding of the concept of the probability of simple events.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Mathematics: Online Study Tools: Probability of Compound Events
This site gives a short interactive quiz which allows students to self-assess their understanding of the concept of event probability.
Mangahigh
Mangahigh: Data: Probability Scale
Students explore the concept of probability scale by working through an online tutorial and then attempting a ten question quiz that increases in difficulty as questions are answered correctly.
Mangahigh
Mangahigh: Data: Listing Possible Outcomes From a Single Event
Students learn about the concept of outcomes by exploring a tutorial. They can then test their knowledge by taking a ten question assessment that increases in difficulty as they correctly answer questions.
Mangahigh
Mangahigh: Data: Listing All Possible Outcomes
Students learn about the concept of possible outcomes by exploring a tutorial. They can then test their knowledge by taking a ten question assessment that increases in difficulty as they correctly answer questions.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Probabilities of Compound Events
In this exercise, students practice finding the probabilities of compound events. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get hints and try questions repeatedly.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Comparing Probabilities
In this exercise, students practice comparing probabilities. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get hints and try questions repeatedly.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Theoretical vs. Experimental Probability
Explains, using examples, the difference between theoretical and experimental probability.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Probability and Odds
Eight problems cover the topics of probability and odd in different settings. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the problem then click the "View Solution" button to...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Introduction to Probability
Introduction to Probability is a resource that provides assessment and teacher tutorials that focus on mathematic concepts such as probability, outcomes, events, probability distribution, laws, values and odd.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Finding the Probability of Two Independent Events
Determine the probability of two independent events. Assess learning with a quiz.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Probability: Counting Rule to Calculate Probabilities
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find probabilities of specified outcomes using the Counting Principle.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Analyzing Binomial Probabilities
A tree diagram is a helpful tool for determining theoretical or mathematical probabilities. Toss a coin and watch as branches represent a toss of either head or tails.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Misaddressed Mail
Try this probability challenge from the NCTM Math Challenges for Families series. See if you can figure out the probability of putting three checks in the correct envelopes without looking. Also, discover how probability skills are used...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Homework Help Independent Practice: Theoretical Probability
Get independent practice working with theoretical probability. Each incorrect response gets a text box explanation and another try. Correct responses are confirmed.
Other
Bowling Green St Univ: Introduction to Probability
This site from Bowling Green State University provides an introduction to probability. It discusses topics and activities such as interpreting odds, listing all possible outcomes (the sample space), basic probability rules, equally...
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Plinko Probability
Come on down! You are the next contestant on the Price is Right! Play Plinko and learn about probability at the same time!