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...

What happens when your teachers get tired of grading tests and want to use games of chance to determine your grade? How would you decide which game they should play? Learn how to use expected value and standard notation to compare two...

Seventh graders compare experimental and theoretical probabilities.  In this comparing experimental and theoretical probabilities instructional activity, 7th graders discuss the theoretical probability of flipping a coin. ...

Students investigate probability and the chance of an even happening. In this algebra instructional activity, students incorporate their knowledge of probability to solve problems and relate it to the real world. They learn to make...

Discover how mathematics can be useful in comparing strategies. Scholars develop probability distributions for situations and calculate expected value. They use their results to identify the best strategy for the situation.

Students manipulate negative and positive numbers. In this integers instructional activity, students move through three activities exploring negative and positive whole numbers. A number line, cardboard function representation, and...

Students investigate the pros and cons of the lottery. In this algebra lesson, students use the formulas for permutation and combination to test their arguments about the lottery. They collect data about their argument and plot it on a...