Pennsylvania Department of Education
Equally Likely and Unequally Likely Outcomes
Students explore probability. In this statistics/probability lesson, students compare experimental and theoretical probability and use experimental probability to make predictions and conjectures. Students explore the...
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Unexpected Answers
Students consider probability problems with unexpected and surprising answers.
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Loyalists
Students explain why some colonists remained loyal to England during the American revolution. In this social studies lesson, students write a letter to an editor about their reasons for remaining loyal to England.
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Travel Problems
This worksheet is actually an entire chapter focused on math problems involving, shortest path, minimum connector, traveling salesman, and Chinese postman problems. There are multiple activities, exercises, and examples to get students...
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Cyber Chow Combos
Using a worksheet that's embedded in the plan, elementary schoolers must come up with the most possible combinations of food they can order from the menu on the worksheet. The lesson is meant to be done independently by everyone, then...
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Binomial Distribution
Learners explore the concept of binomial distribution. For this binomial distribution lesson, students perform binomial distributions on a number of problems in this lecture lesson. Learners find the mean and variance of binomial...
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Heads & Tails Data Collection
In this data collection worksheet, students use a penny and a dime to play a math game. Students flip the money in the cup and then record the number of heads and tails showing marking the coins in the box.
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Evolutionary Relationships Based Upon Comparative Genetics
Students investigate the protein cytochrome c in an attempt to use its genetic chemistry to study possible evolutionary relationships between organisms. The lesson integrates technology with the use computers to perform DNA analysis.
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Bat Ecology
Students, through hands on games and activities, discover how bats live and how bats benefit ecosystems. They play a game designed to show them how echolocation works and another to show how mother bats locate their young through their...
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Chapter 11 What's Your Preference
In this math worksheet, students record the results of a survey taken from family members about relationships and activities.
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Building Big Ideas in Math With a Frog Theme
In this problem solving worksheet about frogs, learners complete two pages of activities. Students figure out how a frog can hop between lily pads following the rules given. Learners draw all possible paths.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Probability: Tree Diagrams Grades 9 10
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Use tree diagrams to solve for probabilities.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Probability: Tree Diagrams Grades 9 10
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Use tree diagrams to solve for probabilities.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Probability: Additive and Multiplicative Rules for Probability
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find the probability of a specified outcome using tree diagrams.
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Siyavula: Textbooks: Mathematics Grade 11: Probability: Tree Diagrams
Learn what a tree diagram is and how to solve a word problem while using one. View the solution steps and examples for three different problems. Then practice by solving four word problems on your own and checking the answers to see how...
Beacon Learning Center
Beacon Learning Center: Who Will Probably Come to the Party?
Students use tree diagrams to find possible outcomes and make predictions for probability story problems.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Ideas That Lead to Probability
This lesson plan sets the ground work for an introduction to and then exploring the concepts that are the foundation for probability. Lots of resources are available for teachers and learners at this website.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Analyzing Binomial Probabilities
A tree diagram is a helpful tool for determining theoretical or mathematical probabilities. Toss a coin and watch as branches represent a toss of either head or tails.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Basic Statistics & Probability: Compound Events
The probability resource investigates compound events. Students learn about the topic through notes and examples. The tutorial consists of practice exercises to check for comprehension of the concept.
Richland Community College
Richland Community College: Probability Definitions
This site, which is provided for by the Richland Community College, gives a list of probability definitions.
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Asa: Journal of Statistics Education
This Journal of Statistics Education site is a guide for teaching statistics. Includes many resources and publications.
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Stat Soft: Statistics Glossary
Dozens of statistical terms are defined and illustrated in this glossary.