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Probability

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students complete various activities for probability. In this probability lesson plan, students use coins, cubes, peanut butter and jelly, playing cards, number cubes, darts, and a Gauss Curve to study probability. Students must orally...
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Probability - What Are the Odds?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners study the concept of probability. For this probability lesson, students define probability and visit an interactive spinner website to learn about theoretical and experimental probability. Learners use pennies and work in pairs...
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Probability

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Learners solve probability problems. In this fraction and probability instructional activity, students review how to simplify fractions and learn how to express probability as a fraction.
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Finding Probability

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the math concept of probability. In this probability lesson, 6th graders examine visual examples of finding probability. Students also practice solving problems that their instructors model.
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Chaos

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore the concept of probability. In this probability lesson, students use a applet that demonstrates chaos and probability of spread for a forest fire. Learners also play applets about the Game of Life and Rabbits and Wolves,...
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Probability

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore the concept of probability. In this probability lesson plan, students draw golf balls of different colors out of a bag and determine the probability of drawing a particular colored ball. Students make a number wheel with...
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Chances Are...

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine the probability of an event. In this probability lesson, students determine whether it is likely that an event will occur in coin flipping activities. They work with two and four coins, and one die in three different...
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Fire!, Probability, and Chaos

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore the concept of probability. In this probability instructional activity, students simulate a controlled forest burn using an applet. Students vary the probability of trees burning and predict what will happen.
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I Scream for Ice Cream!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Students perform an experiment. In this combinations lesson, students complete an experiment where they find out how many ice cream cone combinations they can make with 5 different flavors of ice cream and 4 types of cones. They design a...
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Probability and Sports

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students explore the concept of probability in sports. In this probability in sports lesson, students research a sport that they enjoy. Students find probability information related to their sport. Students share their findings with the...
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Probability & Game Theory

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students explore the concept of probability. In this probability lesson, students perform various probability experiments including flipping a coin, picking m&m's out of a bag, and the birthday problem.
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Business 90 Midterm 2: Probability

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this probability worksheet, students examine given business situations and determine the probability of an event. They create tree diagrams and contingency tables. This nine-page worksheet contains 7 multi-step problems.
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Misconceptions in Mathematics: Misconception 21

For Students 5th - 8th
For this mathematics misconceptions worksheet, students examine examples of math mistakes pertaining to probability and explore the reasons that the examples are incorrect.
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Probability

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders perform probability experiments. For this math lesson, 4th graders complete a penny toss to evaluate and graph the combinations of outcomes. In a second activity, students draw M&Ms out of a bag and graph results. In a...
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Tree Diagrams

For Students 7th - 8th
In this tree diagrams worksheet, learners 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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Ornaments Probability

For Students 4th - 5th
In this probability worksheet, students analyze 6 ornaments with different numbers. Students answer 6 questions in which the probability (never, sometimes or always) is determined.
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11.4 Practice B: Circumference and Arc Length

For Students 9th - 12th
In this circumference and arc length worksheet, students determine the circumference, radius, and arc length of circles. They find the area of a shaded region within a circle. Students determine the probability that a randomly chosen...
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Probability

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this early childhood probability worksheet, students practice their math skills as they respond to 3 multiple choice questions.
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Probability

For Students K
In this probability learning exercise, students determine the probability of picking an object at random from a box. They tell which area an arrow will hit on a bull's eye, and tell which area a spinner will stop in most often.
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Find Probability

For Students 4th
In this probability activity, 4th graders answer 6 word problems using a tally chart that contains the results of rolling a dice that has the names of western states on it. They find the median, write fractions that show data, and order...
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Probability: Basic Rules of Probability

For Teachers 8th - 10th
In this probability worksheet, pupils determine the probability of independent and dependent events. They complete simple and compound events. This four-page worksheet contains five problems. Answers are provided.
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Problem Solving Application: Use Data to Make Predictions: Problem Solving

For Students 6th - 7th
In this making predictions worksheet, students use the understand, plan, solve, and look back method to help them solve the questions about probability. Students use the data within the problem to predict and solve.
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Use a Picture: Problem Solving

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this probability worksheet, students are given a picture of a bag with different colored marbles. They are asked which kind of marble is most likely to be picked. Using the problem solving steps of-understand, plan, solve, and look...
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Third Graders (Probability)

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this probability worksheet, students examine tiles that spell "third graders." Students solve three word problems pertaining to the probability of pulling a particular letter tile out of the bag.