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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tetrahedral Dice

For Teachers 6th - 9th Standards
Put those thinking hats on and look at all the possible outcomes from rolling two different four-sided dice. The challenge in this problem is finding all the combinations when adding and subtracting the numbers from each die and creating...
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Instructional Video4:04
Corbett Maths

Listing Outcomes

For Students 6th - 10th Standards
Make a list and check it twice. Many times, it is beneficial to make a list of the possible outcomes when trying to determine a probability. The resource shows how to systematically make a list and then calculate the probability of...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Chance Experiments with Outcomes That Are Not Equally Likely

For Teachers 7th Standards
The fifth portion of the 25-part series introduces probabilities calculated from outcomes that are not equally likely. Class members use tables to calculate probabilities of events, add outcome's probabilities, and find complements....
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Calculating Probabilities of Compound Events

For Teachers 7th Standards
Use tree diagrams with multiple branches to calculate the probabilities of compound events. Pupils use tree diagrams to find the sample space for probability problems and use them to determine the probability of compound events in the...
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Lesson Plan
Beyond Benign

Punnett Square Possibilities

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Discover possible genetic outcomes through Punnett Squares. Learners continue studying genetic traits in the 10th lesson in the 17-part series. After determining the father of Sparky's kittens, scholars now attempt to predict the traits...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Finding Probabilities Using Lists of Outcomes

For Students 6th - 7th
In this probability worksheet, students solve 5 multi-step questions pertaining to making lists of possible outcomes and calculating probability. This page is intended to be an online activity, but can be completed on paper.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Candy Color Caper

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explore the concept of probability. They calculate the probability of an event happening and graph their results. Students determine the probability of winning a sweepstakes. They construct a bar graph to represent all the...
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Lesson Plan
Beyond Benign

Green"er" Precipitation Reaction

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
All sodium carbonate may not have the same amount of carbonate, but it should have the same percent. Learners write and balance an equation to predict the chemical reaction between sodium carbonate and zinc acetate. Through the lab...
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Assessment
Achieve

False Positives

For Students 7th - 10th Standards
The test may say you have cancer, but sometimes the test is wrong. The provided task asks learners to analyze cancer statistics for a fictitious town. Given the rate of false positives, they interpret the meaning of this value in the...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Chocolate Bar Sales

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
In this real-world example, algebra learners start to get a sense of how to represent the relationship between two variables in different ways. They start by looking at a partial table of values that define a linear relationship. They...
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Lesson Plan
Project Maths

Probability and Relative Frequency

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
It's all relatively simple once you get the gist. Young mathematicians learn about sample spaces and simple probability by conducting an activity with dice. To complete the second of six parts in the Statistics and Probability unit, they...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Calculating and Applying Basic Probability

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders investigate the basic concepts of probability. For this probability lesson, 8th graders learn the associated probability. They work with spinners, colored cubes in a bag, flip coins, and choose colored candies while they...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Decimal Calculator Numbers

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders practice working out a hidden number on a calculator by utilizing number sequence in the advanced multiplicative stage seven. They enter a number into their calculator and push the division sign once and go from there.
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Tossing Cylinders

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Everyone loves a instructional activity that involves throwing things around! To understand probability, your experimenters will predict how different cylinder-shaped objects will land when tossed. When the data is collected, they will...
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Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Growing Patterns and Sequences

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
Learners explore, discover, compare, and contrast arithmetic and geometric sequences in this collaborative, hands-on activity. They build and analyze growing patterns to distinguish which kind of sequence is represented by a set of data...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Dominoes

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders solve a dominoes word problem, calculating all the possible outcomes for a sequence of events. They discuss the problem, apply counting strategies, create a tree diagram, and write an explanation of how they solved the...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Calculating Conditional Probabilities and Evaluating Independence Using Two-Way Tables (part 2)

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Without data, all you are is another person with an opinion. Show learners the power of statistics and probability in making conclusions and predictions. Using two-way frequency tables, learners determine independence by analyzing...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Probability

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of probability. In this probability instructional activity, students perform various probability experiments involving dice, coins, and drawing colored balls from a bag. Students use knowledge of permutations...
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Is It Fair?

For Students 9th - 12th
In this probability instructional activity, learners answer nine questions about the fairness of games. Students determine if a game is fair or not. They list outcomes and find ones' chances of winning.
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Lesson Plan
Pennsylvania Department of Education

Adding and Subtracting Rational Numbers to Solve Problems

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore the concept of probability.  In this probability lesson plan, students use area to determine probability.  Learners use charts and spinners to help determine the probability of events such as flipping a coin or rolling a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Calculator Numbers

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders practice working out a hidden number on a calculator via number sequence in the advanced additive stage six. They assess number sequence to unveil a mystery number that has been entered onto a calculator and then switch...
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Lesson Plan
MENSA Education & Research Foundation

Probably Probability

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Reinforce the concept of probability with a series of lessons highlighting the idea of likelihood, probability formulas, relative frequency, outcomes, and event predictions. The collection is made up of four lessons offering informative...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Counting Rules—The Fundamental Counting Principle and Permutations

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Count the benefits of using the resource. The second installment of a 21-part module focuses on the fundamental counting principle to determine the number of outcomes in a sample space. It formalizes concepts of permutations and...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Determining Discrete Probability Distributions 2

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Investigate how long-run outcomes approach the calculated probability distribution. The 10th installment of a 21-part module continues work on probability distributions from the previous lesson. They pool class data to see how conducting...