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Probability
Second graders experiment with probability. In this probability lesson, 2nd graders pick colored beans from a bag to find the chance of getting different colors. They make fair and unfair spinners and record the data after spinning...
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A Game of Chance
Students explore probability through cooperative group activities and interactive video technique.
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Probability Fun
First graders use probability terminology to describe all possible outcomes of certain events. In this probability lesson, 1st graders use counters to create a pretend "purse" of objects. Students create their own probability...
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The Candy Color Caper
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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Probabilities for Number Cubes
Middle schoolers explore the concept of probability. In this probability lesson, students roll a six-sided number cube and record the frequency of each outcome. Middle schoolers graph their data using a frequency chart and...
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Data and Probability- What's the Chance?
Students investigate probability through a game. In this data lesson, students use dice and predictions to explore how probability works.
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Let's Take a Chance!
Students investigate probability and the chance of an even happening. In this algebra instructional activity, students incorporate their knowledge of probability to solve problems and relate it to the real world. They learn to make...
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Probability - What Are the Odds?
Students study the concept of probability. In this probability lesson, students define probability and visit an interactive spinner website to learn about theoretical and experimental probability. Students use pennies and work in pairs...
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Ideas that Lead to Probability
Young scholars explore the concept of probability. In this probability lesson plan, students use random number generators to determine probabilities of events. Young scholars discuss if certain probable events are fair. Students...
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Playing with Probability
Review basic probability concepts with your class using different-colored marbles in a bag. Then pair up learners and have them play a cool online interactive game in which they race miniature cars using the roll of a die or...
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Probability and Fairness
Students discover how to use the probability of winning to determine if a game is fair or not. In this probability lesson, students watch a video and analyze the probability of winning and losing different versions of the game...
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Probability
Fifth graders participate in a lesson that is concerned with the mastery of math concepts related to probability. They play a math game that is an adaptation from Rock, Paper, and Scissors.
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Probability
Third graders conduct experiment, collect data, predict, record, and discuss outcomes, and analyze data for probability.
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The Probability Scale
Students collect data and make predictions. In this probability lesson, students perform experiments calculating the chance of an event occurring. They draw conclusion based on their data.
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Mathematics of Fair Games
Students study about mathematicians' notion of fairness in games of chance. They work in pairs to perform three different experiments using macaroni and paper bags. They record their results on charts and discuss the fairness of the games.
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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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Chapter 4, 8, 9, Review. Math 210 - Chance
In this chance worksheet, students determine the chance of an event happening. This two-page worksheet contains approximately seven multi-step word problems.
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Probability With a Random Drawing
Students define probability, and predict, record, and discuss outcomes from a random drawing, then identify most likely and least likely outcomes. They conduct a random drawing, record the data on a data chart, analyze the data, and...
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Intro To Probability
Students investigate the concepts related to the practice of using probability. They review the use of mean, median, and mode within the context of previous instruction. Students predict outcomes and calculate them in small groups. The...
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Probability & Game Theory
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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Finding Probability
In this finding probability worksheet, students, with a partner, problem solve and calculate the answers to seven mathematical equations involving probability.
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Fair Games
Students participate in several chance activities and examine a few games for fairness. They become game designers who are asked to design a fair game for a toy company. Students must describe the rules for play and examine...
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"Lucky Charms": Interpreting Data and Making Predictions
Seventh graders determine if a "lucky charm" will increase their chances of winning a game. Students calculate the experimental probability of each player in a game. They observe and collect data from each activity. Students compare the...
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Advanced Algebra: Do You Feel Lucky?
Students explore the realm of mathematical probability while playing a game of chance. after constructing paper rockets, they fire it enough times to determine the probabilities of the rocket traveling past a marked distance and of it...