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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: S cp.a.1, S cp.a.4, and S cp.b.6: The Titanic 1

For Teachers 9th - 10th
On April 15, 1912, the Titanic struck an iceberg and rapidly sank with only 710 of her 2,204 passengers and crew surviving. Data on survival of passengers are summarized in the table below. (Data source:...
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California State University

Cal State San Bernardino: Intro to Probability Models

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The concept of random variables comes to life with this Applet used to roll one, two, six, or nine dice. The user selects the number of rolls to be completed, and the program quickly counts and graphs the results.
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University of Glasgow

Steps Statistics Glossary: Sampling Distribution

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides an overview of sampling distribution and associated terms.
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Other

Berrie's Statistics Page: Central Limit Theorem

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Brief definition and example of the Central Limit Theorem.
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Other

Web Quest: Take Me Out to the Ball Game

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a WebQuest written by Susie Hallar of the Warrensburg Schools in Warrensburg, Missouri. Students research 10 famous baseball players, then use the information they find to compute averages, standard deviations, central...
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: David and Goliath

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Does weight give shot putters an advantage? This activity encourages students to engage in statistical analysis, and is aimed at GCSE and A-level students (Key Stages 4 and 5).
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Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Daniel Bernoulli

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a short biography about Daniel Bernoulli, and find out about his work in fluid mechanics, and his pioneering work in probability and statistics.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Using the Ti 83/84 to Explore the Binomial Theorem

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce students to the binomial theorem through a variety of activities. Pascal's triangle and probabilities will be explored through problem solving. The binomial theorem, combinations formula, and the binomial...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: What Are the Chances?

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
In this activity, students determine the probability of a spinner landing on a certain number in eleven trials. They also learn to change the weightage and find subsequent effect on the probability.
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Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: El Azar Y La Probabilidad.

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In Spanish. This is an interactive activity which introduces the basic concepts of probability theory. This unit ends with a first look at the probability of compound events.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Is It for Real?

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson uses sabermetrics (study of statistics of baseball) to try to determine when certain players had "change points," or times when their performance drastically changed. This is done...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Spin Me Along

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore probability and patterns in fractions, decimals, and percents by spinning three spinners and recording and analyzing the results.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Venn Diagrams

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This set contains statistics questions about Venn diagrams. The student interprets when a Venn diagram suggests such event pairs as mutually exclusive, complementary, and independent events, and uses these diagrams in determining...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Weather Study With Ti Interactive

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will extract weather data from the web for several major cities. They will then display and discuss the data.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Tiles in a Bag

For Teachers 6th - 8th
How many tiles would you have to pick to be confident that your estimated probability truly represents the situation? In this activity, you will draw a tile from a bag, record its color and put it back in the bag. The bag contains 24...
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Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Smile: Smile Program Mathematics Index

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site provides lesson plans for various math topics, including probability, geometry, algebra, trigonometry, patterns, applied math.
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Stefan Warner and Steven R. Costenoble

Finite Mathematics & Applied Calculus: Continuous Random Variables and Histograms

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students learn about random variables and histograms. Topics explored are continuous random variables, discrete random variables, probability, and frequency distributions. The tutorial investigtes the statistics concepts through class...
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Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: Distribuciones De Probabilidad

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn about normal distribution, calculate odds on normal distributions and fit a set of data to a normal distribution.
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Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: El Azar Y La Probabilidad

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In Spanish. Interactive activities introducing some of the concepts of probability.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Hans Rosling Shows the Best Stats You've Ever Seen

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explore collected data in regards to life expectancies, family size, and finances through out the world and the various ways the data has been displayed.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: An Explosive Controversy the Monte Hall Dilemma

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are introduced to the Monte Hall Paradox and the storm of controversy it provoked when it appeared in the Ask Marilyn column of Parade Magazine. The letters and testimonials challenge students and generate animated classroom...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Matematica Discreta

For Students 9th - 10th
In Spanish. Overview of discrete math and various related topics. Also discusses the theories and mathematicians behind finite math.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Continuous Data Tutorial

For Students 6th - 8th
Continuous data is defined and explained in this video.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Continuous Data

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Continuous data is defined and examples are given in this lesson.