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Probability of Chance Events - Matching Worksheet

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
When choosing items probability can sometimes play a key role. Your mathematicians will explore this probability and how to calculate the values based on the scenario they have. Use this worksheet along with the additional resources...
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Raytheon

Probability, Percent, and Proportion

For Students 6th - 8th
In this probability and predictions learning exercise, students read 1 page of facts, then solve 8 pages of problems related to probability, with answers keys included.
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Curated OER

Probability and Sports

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research topics on the internet where probability is relevant. Students study statistics and probability concepts by looking at practical questions that arise in professional sports.
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Curated OER

A Potful of Probability

For Students 6th - 10th
In this probability worksheet, students complete word problems dealing with marbles, sports, gambling, and more. Students complete 6 problems total.
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Curated OER

Conditional Probability

For Students 7th - 8th
In this conditional probability worksheet, students determine compound probability of dependent events. This one-page worksheet contains ten problems.
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Mathalicious

On Your Mark

For Teachers 7th - 8th Standards
With many factors leading to a great athlete, does height make Usain Bolt unfairly fast? Middle schoolers conduct analysis to change the running distance of the Olympic races to be proportional to the height of the participants. They...
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Curated OER

Risk Taker - Probability Web Quest

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students complete an on line, teacher created, webquest to study the origin of probability, theoretical and simulated probability; computing the probability of two independent events; and mutually exclusive events. They make a Venn...
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Curated OER

The Average Kid

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars determine the traits they have in common with other students in the class and create visual profiles of the "average" boy and the "average" girl.
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Curated OER

And the Winner Is...

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners read the sports section of the daily newspaper to find daily totals of what countries have won medals and find articles to keep in their journal (notebook) on the different events and athletes. They then create a spreadsheet to...
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Curated OER

Fantasy Basketball

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students play Fantasy Basketball in order to practice locating Internet information and using technology tools to display data; students demonstrate an understanding and use of graphing, probability, and statistics.
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Curated OER

"A Closet Full of Shoes" and Picture Puzzle Piece" by Shel Silverstein

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explain the concept of simple probability.
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Curated OER

Football Statistics

For Students 6th - 8th
In this math worksheet, learners examine the statistical information as provided in the graphic organizer and calculate the other values.
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Curated OER

Height versus Shoe Size

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils find a correlation between a person's height and his/her shoe size. They have access to entering data into lists on a graphing calculator and can complete scatter plots. Students read and interpret a scatter plot and use the...
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Curated OER

The Bigger they Are . . .

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students do a variety of data analyses of real-life basketball statistics from the NBA. They chart and graph rebounding, scoring, shot blocking and steals data which are gathered from the newspaper sports section.
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Curated OER

What Are The Risks From Radon?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the health risks of radon in the home. They calculate the odds for each risk and use different forms of measurement. They work together to complete the activity and worksheet.