Scholastic
Study Jams! Tree Diagrams
With so many toppings to chose from, make the ice cream truck combinations a fun math problem that teaches your learners about outcomes. The video introduces a tree diagram that allows your mathematicians to see how to create...
Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching
Ten Data Analysis Activities
This thirteen page data analysis worksheet contains a number of interesting problems regarding statistics. The activities cover the concepts of average measurements, standard deviation, box and whisker plots, quartiles, frequency...
Curated OER
Data Analysis, Probability, and Discrete Math
Choose to supplement your probability unit with this resource and you won't be disappointed with the outcome. Teach young mathematicians to organize information using tree diagrams and lists in order to determine the possible outcomes of...
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Integrated Algebra Regents Questions: Combinations and Probability
In this combinations and probability worksheet, students solve 3 short answer problems. Students draw tree diagrams to represent possible outcomes in a sample space. Students determine the probability of an event.
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Given travel restrictions, find the shortest path
For this word problem worksheet, students solve one word problem by finding the shortest route following certain restrictions. The fully worked out solution using a tree diagram is provided at the bottom of the page.
Curated OER
Probabilities for Number Cubes
Learners explore the concept of probability. In this probability lesson, students roll a six-sided number cube and record the frequency of each outcome. Learners graph their data using a frequency chart and keep tally marks in a...
Curated OER
Data Management and Probability: Applications
In this data management and probability applications activity, 7th graders solve 13 different types of problems that include finding the mean, median, mode, and range of each set of values, as well as, solving a number of word problems....
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Combination Factory
Fourth graders use cut-outs of clothing to illustrate the numbers of combinations of articles of clothing they can create. Students create a tree-diagram and count the number of possibilities. They practice showing the information in...
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Drawing Bugs Game
Second graders explore probability by playing a drawing game with dice. After they roll a die, they draw a tree diagram to illustrate each of the possible outcomes.
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Letter Combinations
In this letter combinations activity, students show all letter combinations of 3 letters given in each problem. Students solve 2 problems and answer 2 questions.
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Tree Diagrams
In this tree diagrams worksheet, students draw a tree diagram to represent a given situation. They identify the total number of outcomes. This one-page worksheet contains 5 multi-step problems.
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Algebra II: Fundamental Counting Principal
Students the Fundamental Counting Principal and tree diagrams to determine the total number of choices given sets of data. Using the class roster, they create a tree diagram to identify the number of student groups. Then students apply...
Beacon Learning Center
Beacon Learning Center: Me Too Probability
Students find possible outcomes using tree diagrams in this interactive web lesson.
Beacon Learning Center
Beacon Learning Center: On Stage Probability
Students explore how tree diagrams can display possible outcomes in probability problems through this interactive web lesson.
Beacon Learning Center
Beacon Learning Center: Who Will Probably Come to the Party?
Students use tree diagrams to find possible outcomes and make predictions for probability story problems.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: I Just Got Assigned a Paper, Now What?
This lesson focuses on what to do after being assigned a paper; it provides the basic steps to writing a paper: brainstorm topics, organize your thoughts (Venn diagrams, tree diagram examples), conduct preliminary research, create a...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Probabilities of Compound Events
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A detailed explanation of how to use tree diagrams and tables to find the probability of compound events. Also looks at dependent events. Includes example problems...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Cyberchase: Force Field Combinations
In this Cyberchase video segment, the CyberSquad finds the right combination of switch, lever and button that will deactivate the force field protecting the stolen Black Crystal. [3:21]
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Ideas That Lead to Probability
This lesson plan sets the ground work for an introduction to and then exploring the concepts that are the foundation for probability. Lots of resources are available for teachers and students at this website.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Tree Diagrams and Probability
This lesson plan helps young scholars develop tree diagrams and figure probability of events based on diagrams. Lots of resources are available to support teachers and students at this website.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Conditional and Simultaneous Probability
This lesson plan deals with conditional probability and the probability of simultaneous events. Problems included in this lesson tend to have solutions that are counterintuitive. This presents an opportunity to investigate more deeply...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Drexel University: Boy or Girl?
Dr. Math explores the probability of the children in families being boys or girls. A look at the mathematics involved in each situation is included.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Are You Sure?
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson introduces students to the concept of decision (or probability) trees. The lesson is framed in the context of drawing aces from a deck of cards, and in predicting bomb threats...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Guess My Type or Lose
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson has students take a greater look at tree diagrams, especially in relation to decision making. Game theory figures in on this lesson, as students try to determine which choices...