Genetic variation shows the health of a population, yet cheetahs show very little variation over that last 10,000 years. Scholars learn the importance of genetic variation in populations after viewing an informative presentation. It...

Did you know that you can find the average age of a group of people without anyone having to real their age? This resource provides directions for way to do just that. After the activity, class members read a short passage...

Students examine the concept of radioactive dating. In this radioactive dating instructional activity, students investigate how to determine the ages of fossils and rocks as they learn about half-life radioactive decay.

In this six page series of instructional activity, students answer short answer questions about a variety of topics. The six topics covered in this packet are: Experimental Design (4 questions), Probability Distributions (3 multiple...

Fourth graders participate in a math game that involves practicing their equivalent fraction skills in the advanced multiplication stage seven. They assess their ability skills of equivalent fractions to match twenty seven dominoes on...

Students play a game to realize the rules of signs.

Eighth graders extend their learning of graphing linear equations and are introduced to connecting patterns in tables and graphs to represent algebraic representations. They then determine patterns and extrapolate information from these...

Students practice visualization as a strategy for reading and comprehending math word problems.

Ninth graders discover that the amount surveyed affects the results and conclusions drawn from a survey. In this sampling lesson students explore the concept that a valid conclusion require a large number of entries.  Students...

This is a resource for many topics in probability and statistics. Click on the topic of your choice for an explanation. The sites you will be linked to are quite extensive. A degree of higher-level math is necessary for understanding...

Generate one or more random numbers within a range that you define. Enter the minimum and maximum for the range you want and enter the number of numbers you want generated.

Upper elementary, middle, and high school students can use this exhibit to get an understanding of how polls and elections are conducted. The discussion includes random samples, margins of error, and other concepts related to statistics.

In this activity, students investigate how to use random numbers to collect samples and how to randomly assign subjects to experiments to collect data. They also use the CBL system to collect data in real time.

This lesson focuses on the probability and casino games such as Roulette which consists of a wheel with the numbers from 1 to 36 colored in red and black, as well as a green 0. A ball rolls around the outside and randomly lands on one of...