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M&M Graphing and Probability

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students sort, classify, and graph M & M's. They create pictographs and bar graphs with the colors and numbers in each bag of M & M's. They calculate the ratio and probability based on class results.
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Probability Popsicle Pop-ups

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders decorate and use popsicle sticks as manipulatives to assist with their learning of probability. They utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to organize the results of their experiment. They make a stem and leaf plot...
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Probability Worksheets

For Students 4th - 5th
In this probability worksheet, students answer 6 online probability questions in fraction form and check their answers when they are finished.  
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Probability Using M&M's

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students estimate and then count the number of each color of M&M's in their bag. In this mathematics lesson, students find the experimental probability of selecting each color from the bag. Students create pictographs and bar graphs...
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Quarter, Nickel, Dime....

For Teachers 4th - 6th
An engaging game called, "Quarter, Nickel, and Dime" is presented in this math lesson. Players are given an envelope with slips of paper that represent the three coins. In pairs, they play the game 18 times, and the whole class charts...
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Probability and Fairness

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Pupils discover how to use the probability of winning to determine if a game is fair or not.  In this probability lesson, students watch a video and analyze the probability of winning and losing different versions of the game shown. ...
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Replacement and Probability

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
Students explore sampling with and without replacement. They explore the effects on the probability of drawing a desired object. Students examine probability and the difference between sampling with and without replacement.
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Traffic Light Probability

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students discuss the possible traffic signals that may be observed on the way to a field trip. They record data on the trip, and analyze the probability of the results occurring again.
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Teachers.Net Tootsie Pop Pull - Probability

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students pull tootsie pops from a large grocery bag and tell the teacher three three things: 1. their favorite flavor, 2. probability of them getting their favorite flavor and 3. keep a tally of flavors drawn from the bag at the bottom...
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Probability and the Law of Large Numbers

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore the law of large numbers. In this problem solving lesson, students view an episode of "Cyberchase" and apply the law to determine probability in 2 different scenarios.
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Probability

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate probability.  In this fourth through sixth grade mathematics lesson, students collect, organize and display data in an appropriate chart or graph as they calculate and apply basic probability. 
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Investigating the Probability

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate probability using coins and dice. They collect data, graph, organize and interpret data. They predict, describe, compare, compute and draw conclusions based on what they observe and record.
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Probability Kisses

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore the concept of probability by picking from a bag of multicolored Hershey kisses. They determine if they are less, more, or equally likely to pick a certain color based on the numbers of each colored Hershey kiss.
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Find Probability

For Students 4th
In this probability worksheet, 4th graders answer 6 word problems using a tally chart that contains the results of rolling a dice that has the names of western states on it. They find the median, write fractions that show data, and order...
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Candy Math Fun

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Few things can motivate children to learn like the promise of a sweet and tasty treat. Given a bag of M&M®s, Skittles®, or other colorful candy, students first predict the contents of the bag before counting the pieces, creating a...
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Probability - What Are the Odds?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students study the concept of probability. In this probability lesson, students define probability and visit an interactive spinner website to learn about theoretical and experimental probability. Students use pennies and work in pairs...
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Expected Outcome (Probability)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice and determine expected values of experiments as well as distributions of experiments. They find the area of rectangles and circles and determine elementary probabilities. Probability exercises begin with quarters and...
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Practice with Probability

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders participate in a variety of activities to reinforce the concept of probability. After reading a book, they identify the chances of an event occuring to one of the characters on a probability line. To end the lesson, they...
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EMS Lesson 2: Outrageous Offspring

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students investigate the principles of probability that can be used to predict hereditary traits.
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Finding Probability

For Students 4th
In this probability worksheet, 4th graders review the concept of probability and use the spinner to calculate the answers to four mathematical questions.
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Probably or Probably Not?

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students utilize the interactive spinner and write down the probability of each color in reduced fraction form in the "Experimental Results" column, labeling each color and its corresponding probability in the same order as in the...
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Understanding Probability

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this probability worksheet, students read through an example problem regarding probability. They then use what they read to answer the 7 probability questions on the page.
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Fair Play- Probability Worksheet

For Students 4th
In this fair play probability worksheet, 4th graders use the given spinner to determine how many times a student will land on a vowel if they spin 18 times. They toss number cubes 20 times and complete a tally chart that shows the number...
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Patterns in the Multiplication Table

For Teachers 3rd - 4th Standards
Explore patterns in the multiplication table in order to deepen your third graders' understanding of this essential skill. Implement this activity as a whole-class lesson, allowing young scholars to work in pairs or small groups to...

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