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How Does Probability Relate to Radon?
Middle schoolers read an article about probability and radon. They practice using a hand held geiger counter to understand the properties of radiation and radioactivity. They identify the harmful and helpful effects of radiation as well.
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A Game of Chance
Students explore probability through cooperative group activities and interactive video technique.
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Probability of a Boy
Learners investigate the concept of even change by participating in a coin flip activity. They research using the Internet to investigate the chance of giving birth to a boy.
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ExplorA-Pond:3rd Grade Probability
Third graders cut a map of a pond into grid squares. They count the total number of squares and calculate the probability of drawing a pond piece vs. a shoreline piece. They draw 10 pieces and compare the results with the original...
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Probability: Playing with Fire
Students use probability to determine how likely it is for each tree in a small forest to catch on fire.
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Probability Using M & M's
Pupils develop an understanding of probability by sorting bags of M & M's by color and recording the results in percents. The data is entered onto a spreasdsheet and graphed.
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Heads-Up Probability
Second graders use tree diagrams to predict the possible outcomes of coin tosses. The data they collect and graph also help them predict the likelihood of getting heads or tails when tossing coins the next time.
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Probability or Ability?
Students toss candy and coins using their non-dominant hand while their partners records the results on a probability charts.
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Probability or Ability?
Students use their non-dominant hand to catch candy which they tossed in the air. They estimate how many they catch in a second round. They record and determine how the probability changed the second time.
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Who Would Have Figured?
Pupils investigate what happens when a coin is tossed a few times versus many times. They analyze, in groups, the data from tossing coins, and the Law of Large Numbers.
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You May Already Be a Winner!
Second graders flip coins and tally the outcomes. They play the You May Already Be a Winner! game with cards under their chairs. Some cards are winners, some might be and the others are not. They play to explain the probability concept.
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The M&M's Brand Chocolate Candies Counting Book
First graders use estimation skills and gather data and record their findings
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Probably Pistachio
First graders practice making logical predictions from information they are given.
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Drawing Conclusions
Students play a probability game, then design and complete a probability problem concerning changing odds.
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Time-Axis Fallacy and Bayes Theorem
Students determine that knowledge of an event's outcome can affect the probability of the unknown outcome of an event that has already occurred.
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Have You Flipped Your Bic?
Third graders flip a dime and a quarter to record and predict the probability of possible outcomes.
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Efficiency Means Getting More for Less
Middle schoolers measure water and make predictions about efficiency.
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M&M Graphing and Probability
Students create a variety of graphs. They count, sort, and classify M&M's by color and record data on a chart. They use data from the chart to create pictographs, bar graphs and circle graphs. They analyze data and determine...
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Probability: the Study of Chance
Students experiment to determine if a game is fair, collect data, interpret data, display data, and state and apply the rule for probability. Students use a simple game for this experiment.
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The Birthday Problem
Students try to solve the birthday problem: Given a group of people, what is the probability of two people in the group having the same birthday?
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Guess the Card -Probability
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Expected Value
Students explore expected value, are introduced to the concept of varying payoffs, and have used a computer simulation of a "real world" example where expected value is used