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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: The Games' Medals

For Students K - 1st Standards
Who could have won the gold, silver and bronze medals? This activity is designed to be accessible to primary pupils at Key Stage 1.
Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Music / Dance Performance: Data and Chance Experiments

For Students 4th - 5th
On this interactive site students use the setting of a dance performance to predict all possible outcomes and make vertical and horizontal bar graphs.
Activity
Scholastic

Scholastic: Math Maven's Mysteries: The Case of the Dastardly Disguiser

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Famous jewels have been stolen from the Country Music Hall of Fame! The Dastardly Disguiser is a suspect, but we need to find out just how many disguise combinations he can use.
Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: A Bit of a Dicey Problem

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Short website offers a look into the theoretical probability of tossing dice. Several questions related to the throwing of dice are included.
Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: In a Box

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This probability problem encourages the learner not only to arrive at a solution, but also to defend it.
Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: When Does 50 50 Become 50 50?

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this video segment from Cyberchase, Bianca goes on a quest to find out if a coin toss really is a 50-50 proposition.
Study Guide
Other

Ohio Department of Education: Fifth Grade Achievement Test (Practice Test) [Pdf]

For Students 4th - 6th
Half-length practice test for the third grade OAT (Ohio Achievement Test). The test includes 17 multiple-choice and 3 open-response question dealing with topics such as measurement (unit conversion, time), geometry (volume, area), data...
Interactive
Instituto Latinoamericano de la Comunicacion Educativa

Red Escolar: Juegos De Matematicas

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Great elementary level math activities, organized by school grade. Activities are sometimes written in the form of teacher instructions, with pictures and examples. Others are written directly for students and can be done online or...
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Pick a Card, Any Card

For Students 3rd - 5th
No matter what your favorite card game is, we all wish we could use psychic powers to draw the card we want on our turn. You may not have psychic powers, but you might have the power of probability on your side. Do this experiment and...
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Who Wins the Game?

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
A math challenge for the basketball enthusiast. This NCTM Math Challenges for Families activity focuses on the concept of probability. Test your problem solving aptitude as you try to figure out who will probably win the game.
Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Matching Birth Months

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Here's a interesting challenge! Out of six people in a room, what is the probability that everyone was born in a different month? An investigation that explores the probability of an event occurring. Discover how this skill is used in...
Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Combination Locks

For Students 3rd - 8th
If you're good with numbers, then here's a challenge just for you. See if you can figure out how many three number combinations you can make using numbers from 0 to 39. A probability challenge that explores number arrangements. Taken...
Activity
US Department of Education

National Center for Education Statistics: Nces Classroom

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Just what is the NCES Students' Classroom? In addition to many useful features, this site provides math and statistical activities tailored to a middle and elementary school students.
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Random Coin Toss

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This interactive exercise focuses on determining probabilities associated with repeated coin tosses and building tree diagrams to take math out of the classroom and into the real world.
Lesson Plan
Cyberbee

Adventures of Cyberbee: Graphing

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Teacher-directed lesson plan focusing on data analysis, graphing, and probability. Lesson includes a video and engaging spreadsheet activities.
Website
Teachnology

Teachnology: Teacher Guide to Probability and Statistics

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Statistics Theme provides a collection of free sample worksheets, teacher resources, lesson plans and interactive media for grades k-12.
Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Vcr

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource presents an interesting challenge for the serious mathematician with strong reasoning skills. Explore proportional reasoning, probabilities, fractions, and ratios in this challenge to figure out if you always get six hours...
Activity
Scholastic

Scholastic Teachers: Celebrate the 100th Day of School!

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Scholastic has put together 100th day math ideas from several different teachers. Includes "zero, my hero", probability, sorting, measuring, estimating, counting, weighing, money, and other ideas for celebrating the 100th day.
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Survey Skills: Assessment

For Teachers 1st Standards
Today we become Gallup Poll central as students take a set of collected data and create a visual representation using the skills that have been taught over the past few lessons.
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Our Own Surveys

For Teachers 1st Standards
Operation Independence! Students will now take what they have learned from previous data lessons and put it into action. The students will work in pairs of two to decide on a survey question and then collects classmates' responses to...
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Unit Assessment

For Teachers 1st Standards
Survey says? That is the question today, as students work on three different tasks to assess the how they are doing with the skills from the current unit.
Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Back to the Planet of Vuv

For Students 3rd - 8th
You will probably need to make a list to solve the challenge at this one page website.
Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Six Is the Sum

For Students 1st - 8th Standards
You will probably want to make a list to figure out the solution to this problem. There are teacher notes and the solution right at this one page website.
Handout
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Quincunx

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Teacher-created activity that allows students to experiment with a quincunx.

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