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Curated OER

Activity: An Experiment with Dice

For Teachers 3rd - 7th Standards
Roll the dice with this activity and teach young mathematicians about probability. Record outcomes for rolling two number cubes in order to determine what is most likely to happen. Graph the data and investigate patterns in the results,...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Election Poll, Variation 1

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Your class will learn what it means to take a random sample of a population and to draw inferences from the information gained. In part a, of the exercise, you discuss with your class how students during a class election can be best...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Return to Fred's Fun Factory (with 50 Cents)

For Teachers 7th - 10th Standards
The penny arcade gets the statistics treatment in this fun probability investigation. A non-standard game of chance is described and then the class is set loose to find missing probabilities, determine common outcomes, and evaluate...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Rolling Dice

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Rolling dice is a great way for your mathematicians to get a hands-on approach to probabilities. Use the chart to record whether they rolled a six during ten attempts. Calculate results individually (or in small groups) and then record...
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Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

The Real Meal Deal

For Teachers 7th
Burgers and salads and sodas, oh my! Scholars use a menu to investigate the Fundamental Counting Principle. They create tree diagrams to illustrate the number of possible choices for each given scenario.
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Project Maths

Probability and Relative Frequency

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
It's all relatively simple once you get the gist. Young mathematicians learn about sample spaces and simple probability by conducting an activity with dice. To complete the second of six parts in the Statistics and Probability unit, they...
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Discovery Education

Understanding Probability

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Young scholars investigate probability. They will define probability as the likelihood of an event occurring. Then, they determine the probability of sitting in a particular seat on a plane. They also set up ratios of various seating...
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Kentucky Adult Education

Probability Lesson Plan

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Roll the dice with this multimedia math lesson on probability. After first viewing a series of three short videos explaining probability, independent events, and dependent events, young mathematicians complete a set of practice...
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Basic Counting Rules: Sandwich Shop

For Students 6th - 8th
Young mathematicians make a tree diagram of all possibilities for sandwiches using an interactive. They learn how multiplication speeds up the process of finding the number of outcomes.
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Curated OER

Louisville's Best Field Day Park

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students create a survey to hand out to determine the best field day park. Using their local area, they select five parks, if possible, that meet the criteria and calculate the distance and estimated time travel. They use this...
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Curated OER

Bubblegum balls

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students look for patterns to solve problems involving statistics using different colored gumballs. They should be able to look for and find out all the possible outcomes based upon inference and trials.
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Curated OER

Lara's Equiprobable Dice

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students try some new exercises involving probability. These are, first of all, that the probability of getting a given total when two dice are rolled is equal to the number of possible ways of getting that total, divided by 36 (the...
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Curated OER

Plum Stone Dice Game

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students read about a Native American dice game online. They make replica games, and practice playing with them. They predict the outcome of the dice rolls by completing a dice throw chart.
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Mathematics Assessment Project

Spinner Bingo

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Learners are in it to win it for a fun math activity! After comparing Bingo boards to figure out which one is most likely to win, individuals then determine the numbers to choose in order to create a board with the best chance of winning.
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Curated OER

Using Excel To Teach Probability And Graphing

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars engage in the use of technology to investigate the mathematical concepts of probability and graphing. They use the skills of predicting an outcome to come up with reasonable possibilities. Students also practice using a...
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EngageNY

Applying Probability to Make Informed Decisions

For Teachers 7th Standards
Use simulations to determine the probabilities of events to make decisions. Class members are presented with several scenarios, some with known probabilities and others without. Groups run simulations to gather data that they then use to...
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EngageNY

Chance Experiments

For Teachers 7th Standards
Class members are introduced to probability using terms such as impossible, unlikely, likely, and certain. Numbers between zero and one are associated with the descriptions of probability. Pupils find the likelihood of chance experiments...
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American Statistical Association

How Random Is the iPod’s Shuffle?

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Shuffle the resource into your instructional activity repertoire. Scholars use randomly-generated iPod Shuffle playlists to develop ideas about randomness. They use a new set of playlists to confirm their ideas, and then decide whether...
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EngageNY

Methods for Selecting a Random Sample

For Teachers 7th Standards
Random sampling is as easy as choosing numbers. Teams use random numbers to create a sample of book lengths from a population of 150 books. The groups continue by developing a technique to create samples to compare from two populations...
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Curated OER

Introduction to Probability

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students define experiment, outcome, event, and probability, and explain the formula for finding the probability of an event.
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Curated OER

Making Predictions

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore the concept of probabiility and outcome through several decision making activities. Making accurate predictions in daily life including weather forecasting, stock market selections, or job changes are all dependent on...
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Curated OER

Intro To Probability

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the concepts related to the practice of using probability. They review the use of mean, median, and mode within the context of previous instruction. Students predict outcomes and calculate them in small groups. The...
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Curated OER

Counting Principle

For Students 7th - 8th
In this probability and statistics worksheet, students work with a family member to determine the number of outcomes in a given situation. The two page worksheet contains four questions. Answers are included.
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Curated OER

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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