Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Calculating Probabilities of Compound Events

For Teachers 7th Standards
Use tree diagrams with multiple branches to calculate the probabilities of compound events. Pupils use tree diagrams to find the sample space for probability problems and use them to determine the probability of compound events in the...
Assessment
Noyce Foundation

Fair Game?

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
The game should be fair at all costs. The mini-assessment revolves around the ability to use probabilities to determine whether a game is fair. Individuals determine compound events to calculate simple probabilities and make...
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Using Tree Diagrams to Represent a Sample Space and to Calculate Probabilities

For Teachers 7th Standards
Cultivate the tree of knowledge using diagrams with two stages. Pupils create small tree diagrams to determine the sample space in compound probability problems. The instructional activity uses only two decision points to introduce tree...
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Waiting Times

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Probability prevails in this assignment as youngsters determine the probability of finding a blue pen in a cereal box when they can come in blue, green, yellow, or red. Learners set up a simulation to determine the outcome of compound...
Assessment
EngageNY

Mid-Module Assessment Task: Grade 7 Mathematics Module 5

For Students 7th Standards
Determine the probability that the class knows probability. The three-question assessment presents problems with finding the sample space and the probability, theoretical and experimental, of a variety of situations. Pupils also describe...
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Applying Probability to Make Informed Decisions

For Teachers 7th Standards
Use simulations to determine the probabilities of events to make decisions. Class members are presented with several scenarios, some with known probabilities and others without. Groups run simulations to gather data that they then...
Activity
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Curated OER

Sitting across from Each Other

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
What is the probability that two randomly seated people will be across from each other at a square table? Check learners' understanding of theoretical probability and compound events with this short assessment. A great opportunity to...
Assessment
Inside Mathematics

Marble Game

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Pupils determine the theoretical probability of winning a game of marbles. Individuals compare the theoretical probability to experimental probability for the same game. They continue on to compare two different probability games.
Assessment
Inside Mathematics

Winning Spinners

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Winning a spin game is random chance, right? Pupils create a table to determine the sample space of spinning two spinners. Individuals determine the probability of winning a game and then modify the spinners to increase the probability...
Assessment
EngageNY

Mid-Module Assessment Task: Pre-Calculus Module 5

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Determine if any reteaching with a mid-module assessment task. The assessment covers the general multiplication rule, permutations and combinations, and probability distributions for discrete random variables.
Assessment
Achieve

False Positives

For Students 7th - 10th Standards
The test may say you have cancer, but sometimes the test is wrong. The provided task asks learners to analyze cancer statistics for a fictitious town. Given the rate of false positives, they interpret the meaning of this value in the...
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Curated OER

Rolling Twice

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Rolling dice is the best way to show your learners how probability comes in to play. Although this instructional activity does not specify an activity, your mathematicians can try this probability with real dice to calculate their...
Assessment
Los Angeles County Office of Education

Assessment For The California Mathematics Standards Grade 6

For Students 6th Standards
Test your scholars' knowledge of a multitude of concepts with an assessment aligned to the California math standards. Using the exam, class members show what they know about the four operations, positive and negative numbers, statistics...
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Mathematics: Quiz on Probabilities of Compound Events

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learners display knowledge of advanced mathematical concepts. The online quiz tests the students on probabilities of compound events.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Practice: Probabilities of Compound Events

For Students 7th Standards
Practice solving questions about the probabilities of compound events. Includes hints.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Probabilities of Compound Events

For Students 7th Standards
Multiple-choice problems practicing probabilities of compound events.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Probabilities of Compound Events

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
In this exercise, students practice finding the probabilities of compound events. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get hints and try questions repeatedly.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Sample Spaces for Compound Events

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
In this exercise, students practice identify whether sample spaces fit compound events. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get hints and try questions repeatedly.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Mathematics: Online Study Tools: Probability of Compound Events

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site gives a short interactive quiz which allows students to self-assess their understanding of the concept of event probability.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Sample Spaces for Compound Events

For Students 7th Standards
Practice interpreting diagrams and sample spaces to find the probability of outcomes.

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