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Probability
How likely is a new baby to be a boy? Or for snow to fall in August? Mark the likelihood of various events on probability lines. For extra practice, have your fourth and fifth graders make up different scenarios in their lives to...
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Probability Scale 0 to 1
Use a probability scale line to help introduce learners to odds and probability. They start by examining an example line, looking at where events would fall from 100% probability to 0%. Next, learners complete two of these on their own,...
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Study Jams! Probability as a Fraction
Pick a card, any card... and then follow along with this step-by-step presentation as Sam from the Study Jams! crew determines what chance he has of drawing a jack from a deck of cards. This context serves to clearly model how fractions...
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Take a Chance on Probability
Connect ratios, probability, and combination outcomes with a challenging activity idea. It guides your learners through probability of an event as fractions or ratios, on a number line, and with correct vocabulary. The class will be...
Kentucky Adult Education
Probability Lesson Plan
Roll the dice with this multimedia math lesson on probability. After first viewing a series of three short videos explaining probability, independent events, and dependent events, young mathematicians complete a set of practice...
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The Human Line Plot
Learners collect data and use charts and line plots to graph the data. Some excellent worksheets and activities are embedded in this fine lesson on line plots.
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Activity: An Experiment with Dice
Roll the dice with this activity and teach young mathematicians about probability. Record outcomes for rolling two number cubes in order to determine what is most likely to happen. Graph the data and investigate patterns in the results,...
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Probability
In this probability worksheet, students write answers as fractions. In this short answer worksheet, students solve nine problems.
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Range, Cluster, Gap and Outliers
There are a number of activities here where learners collect and record data, as well as, activities where the likelihood of an event happening is calculated given the experimental probability. Young statisticians organize information...
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Fire!, Probability, and Chaos
Upper elementary and middle schoolers work with the concept of probability. They are introduced to the concept of chaos. Learners graph and analyze using a line plot, work with mean, and are introduced to the concept of variance.
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Probability: The Study of Chance
Students conduct an experiment, determine if a game is fair, and collect data. They interpret data, then display line graph. They conduct analysis of game for probability.
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Interactivate - Lines, Rays, Line Segments, and Planes
Middle schoolers explore lines, rays, line segments, and planes. In this math lesson, students discuss the math concepts and direct their instructor in graphing functions. Middle schoolers collaborate in graphing additional functions.
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Probability and Prediction Cards
Which card will you draw next? This template has learners cut along the dotted lines to create "Probability Cards." The cards include 2 triangles, 4 squares, and 6 circles. Students determine the different probabilities of drawing each...
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The Random Walk
Deep mathematical thinking is found with just a coin and a number line. Combining computing some probabilities in a discrete situation, and the interpretation of a function, this simple task gives learners a lot to think about on their...
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Conditional Probability
Conditional probability can be a confusing concept. A straightforward lesson plan provides reasonable examples of conditional probability, and models the most effective ways to reinforce the more complex parts of the lesson plan.
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Looking More Carefully at Parallel Lines
Can you prove it? Making assumptions in geometry is commonplace. This resource requires mathematicians to prove the parallel line postulate through constructions. Learners construct parallel lines with a 180-degree rotation and then...
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Probability 6.1
In this recognizing probability word problems worksheet, students use a probability line, a jar of balls, cards, a spinner card, and word problems to solve the probability problems. Students solve 35 problems.
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Math Probability Lesson Plans
"Defy the Pig" is a fun dice game that can be a great warm up activity to math probability lesson plans.
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Introduction to Probability
In this probability worksheet, 11th graders review basic probability concepts such as chance, probability lines, and possible outcomes. There are 6 problems on here.
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Probability of One Event
In this probability worksheet, 11th graders calculate the probability of an even occurring. There are 22 problems on variety of events.
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Chance Experiments
Class members are introduced to probability using terms such as impossible, unlikely, likely, and certain. Numbers between zero and one are associated with the descriptions of probability. Pupils find the likelihood of chance experiments...
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Probability
In the probability and statistics worksheet, students determine the probability of two or more events occurring. The one page worksheet contains a combination of six multiple choice and free response questions. Answers are included.
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Data Analysis and Probability Race to the Finish
Students practice addition facts, record data, and construct a bar graph. In this probability instructional activity, students participate in a board game in which bicycles move towards a finish line based on players completing addition...
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Evaluating Simple Probabilities
In this Statistics and Probability worksheet, students solve problems involving simple probability. The one page worksheet contains five multiple choice questions. Answers are provided.