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Curated OER

Dice Games

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Games and activities are wonderful for igniting interest in nearly any topic. With a pair of dice, your class will practice their basic math and social skills at the same time. Learners battle it out to see who can roll only odds or only...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: A Bit of Basic Blackjack

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson explores a little probability in the world of the card game Blackjack. While gambling is not mentioned or used in the lesson, students do find the probability of attaining a...
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Other

42e Xplore: Statistics and Probability

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An extensive collection of links on statistics and probability can be found here! Discussions ranging from the basics of stats through more complex data analysis. Topics are broken down into sections for teachers, students, WebQuest...
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Trick or Treat

For Students 3rd - 5th
On this one page website sharpen your logic, graphing and pattern recognition skills while working on this challenge. The solution is available to double check your solution.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Misaddressed Mail

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Try this probability challenge from the NCTM Math Challenges for Families series. See if you can figure out the probability of putting three checks in the correct envelopes without looking. Also, discover how probability skills are used...