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Unit Plan
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Permutations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn and practice permutations and finding probabilities. Teacher resource page included.
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Handout
Philosophy Pages

Philosophy Pages: Logic

For Students 9th - 10th
This site can get as detailed as you care to get in the study of logic. Start at the beginning for a definition of logic, and continue on for more in depth study.
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Activity
American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Uniform Spherical Distribution

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The java simulation demonstrates methods for picking a random point on a sphere. Both the incorrect method of a uniform random distribution as well as the correct weighted distribution are shown.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Mathline: Remove One Lesson Plan [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers play a game involving chips, dice, and a number line to explore the outcomes of events. Printable lesson.
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Lesson Plan
Other

Ns Dept. Of Education: Grades 9 12 Atlantic Canada Data Management [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Statistics Canada prepared this document for use by teachers in Atlantic Canada. It lists activity resources on the StatsCan website for data management, statistics and probability in the secondary curriculum.
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Lesson Plan
Other

Ns Dept. Of Education: Grades 4 8 Atlantic Canada Data Management [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Statistics Canada prepared this document for use by teachers in Atlantic Canada. It lists lesson resources on the StatsCan website for data management, statistics and probability for Grades 4 to 8.
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Article
Other

Siam/mathematical Modelers Look to an Uncertain Future

For Students 9th - 10th
A summary of error and uncertainty considerations, presented at an annual mathematicians' meeting. Not terribly deep, and covers the gamut of concerns about modeling of the real world with inadequate data or math tools. On target. This...
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Handout
University of Hamburg

University of Hamburg: Deviations From Mendelian Laws And: What Is the Meaning of Dominance?

For Students 9th - 10th
Upper level discussion of several of Mendel's experiments and laws.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Probability What Are the Odds?

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This lesson plan introduces young scholars to experimental and theoretical probability using spinners and trials with pennies. Students also research careers that involve probability, and create a video presentation. It provides an...
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PPT
Other

Rochester University: Slide Show on Scalar Multiplication

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site, set up as a slide show, contains pertinent information regarding scalar multiplication. To learn more, just simply click on the next slide bar.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Self Check Quizzes 2 Theoretical and Experimental Probability

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Use Glencoe's Math Course 2 randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of Theoretical and Experimental Probability. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of...
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Self Check Quizzes Analyzing Games

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Questions are randomly created to quiz students on probabilities associated with games. Hints and solutions are included.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Self Check Quizzes the Language of Chance

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Questions are randomly created to quiz learners on the language of chance. Hints and solutions are included.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Episd: Probability and Inheritance

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] While studying genetics explore the Law of Probability. How does probability relate to the formation of gametes? Find out!
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Lesson Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Curses and Recurses! It's Happening Again

For Teachers 9th - 10th
As a larger Insights into Algebra workshop for teachers from Annenberg Learning, this lesson plan teaches about recursion by interpreting experiments in probability. Find procedures, assessment questions, teaching strategies, examples of...
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Rock, Paper, Scissors Probability!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students learn about probability through a LEGO MINDSTORMS NTX-based activity that simulates a game of "rock-paper-scissors." The LEGO robot mimics the outcome of random game scenarios in order to help students gain a better...
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Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: It's a Connected World: The Beauty of Network Science

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn about complex networks and how to use graphs to represent them. They also learn that graph theory is a useful part of mathematics for studying complex networks in diverse applications of science and engineering, including...
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Mice Rule! (Or Not)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore the relationships between genetics, biodiversity, and evolution through a simple activity involving hypothetical wild mouse populations. First, students toss coins to determine what traits a set of mouse parents...
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Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Probability: The Basics

For Students 6th - 7th Standards
Provides an introduction to probability. Includes examples, two videos, and links to additional resources, e.g., exercises to try. There are also problems and discussions of them in the Comments section.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Introduction to Probability

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This activity provides the opportunity to explore the difference between finding the probability of independent events and dependent events. It also addresses how to use a tree diagram when calculating conditional probabilities.
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Handout
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Probability

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Twenty-three problems cover a variety of probability topics. 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 check each step of...
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Self Check Quizzes 1 Probability and Area

For Students 9th - 10th
Use Glencoe's randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of probability and area. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the page click the "Check It"...
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Self Check Quizzes: Theoretical Probability

For Students 9th - 10th
Use Glencoe's randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of theoretical probability. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the page click the "Check It"...
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Activity
BBC

Bbc World Service: Figure It Out: Winning the Lottery

For Students 9th - 10th
The learning activity demonstrates to students real-world applications of mathematics. The resource shows examples of how probability and chance can be used in the real world.