Learners differentiate between theoretical and experimental probability. In this probability lesson, students create a puzzle and calculate the probability of an event occurring. They use problems dealing real life scenarios.

Learners read three case studies to focus on how the United States dealt with foreign policy issues. In groups, they read about the decision to drop the atomic bomb, the commitment of troops to Vietnam and wwhether to send troops to...

Students retrive social, cultural, and historical information from a photograph by analyzing the contents. Data about the subject's culture, people, events, and place is explored.

Students complete a unit to learn about early American exploration. In this Americas exploration lesson, students complete eight lessons of activities to learn about Columbus's discovery of the new world and the early exploration of the...

Did you know that birth and life rates vary across the world? The resource, the second in a six-part series, discusses just how demographics differ across countries and why it might be the case. Scholars complete worksheets, watch...

Centered on the short story "The Tenth Man" by Polish Holocaust survivor Ida Fink, here is a solid one-day resource to support study of World War II or Nazi history, short stories, or to complement any ELA unit on The Diary of Anne Frank...

Ninth graders investigate the concept of probability. They use a clear objective that is a visual cue for what is required for the instructional activity. They apply the basic practices of probability to real life like situations.

After a class discussion where learners make predictions about what will happen in a book based on its cover illustration, pupils are asked to compose a written response about an aspect of the story and include some of their own...

Students consider the role of editorial cartoons on American politics. In this editorial cartoons lesson, students discover the history of the cartoons in America, analyze some cartoons, and then draw their own cartoons that make social...

Young scholars discover historical and current issues regarding First Nations Treaties. In this Canadian history instructional activity, students read and analyze treaties made between the Canadian government and the native people of the...

Twelfth graders determine probabilities of real-life events such as life expectancies, winning a lottery ticket and the break-even premium. They apply how life-expectation tables are used to estimate the probability that an individual...

Second graders study the similarities and differences of the seventeen species of penguins. They investigate habitats and how these habitats are suited to each species characteristics. They see how animals adapt to their environments.

Twelfth graders explore the history and current issues facing First Nations treaties. In this native studies lesson, 12th graders research modern land claims in Canada and write reports based on their findings.

Pupils compare mitosis and meiosis with regard to chromosome number in parent cells versus daughter cells, types of cells produced, total number of cells produced, and the number of divisions. In groups, identify and differentiate the...

In this Dig Magazine archeology quiz, students answer 4 multiple choice questions complementing the February 2007 issue. Page contains answer and additional resources link.

In this Alexander the Great worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions about Alexander the Great and the time he lived. Students answer 12 questions total.

Students read various readings on two kit making sessions. They locate places and human spatial patterns using a map. Students design in two dimensions using line to create details.

This resource defines a complement, then explains how to find the probability of the complement of an event. The examples are easy to follow.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An explanation of complementary events in probability including Determining Complements of an Event, The Complement Rule including a video [9 mins, 40 secs], Using...

The somewhat tricky differences between mutually exclusive, non-mutually exclusive, independent, and dependent events are defined here. Common items such as coins, colored cubes, and a deck of cards are all part of the easy-to-understand...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This Concept introduces the student to complements, in particular, finding the probability of events by using the complement rule.

Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson introduces students to the Birthday Problem, in which one calculates how many people must be in a group so that a birthday is "probably" shared. The solution to this problem is...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers conditional probability, associated probabilities, and the natural frequencies approach. Includes videos, lots of examples, and problems for practice.