Curated Video
Using Simulation to Test the Fairness of a Coin
In this video, the teacher explains how to determine if a model is consistent with the results by performing a simulation with random numbers. The example used is flipping a coin to determine who washes the dishes, and the teacher...
Flipped Math
Simulations
Simulate an exciting graphing calculator-based lesson. Individuals watch and participate creating simulations using the random number generator in a graphing calculator to answer probability problems. Learners then build simulations to...
Flipped Math
Sampling Methods
Pupils watch a video to learn about different types of sample design and how to use technology to create a random sample. They discover different types of bias that may happen due to the sampling design or the questions. Learners use...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Blossoms: The Broken Stick Experiment
An MIT engineering professor leads teachers and students through an activity in triangle formation and probability that requires a meter stick and other basic classroom materials. This video [33:08] is accompanied by a teacher's guide,...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Blossoms: Broken Stick Experiment: Triangles/random Numbers/probability
This learning video is designed to develop critical thinking in students by encouraging them to work from basic principals to solve a puzzling mathematics problem that contains uncertainty. [33:08]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Journey Into Cryptography: Pseudorandom Number Generators
Learn about random vs. pseudorandom number generators.