Education Place
Houghton Mifflin: Eduplace: Extra Practice Quiz Outcomes and Probability
Determine the outcome of each probability examples presented. Read the interactive quiz rules and then click on the "Begin" ticket. If you answer incorrectly you get one more chance to try again then you are told the correct answer. See...
University of Georgia
University of Georgia: Inter Math: Probability
This InterMath site gives a description of probability along with an example. Be sure to follow the links to related terms, everyday examples, challenging problems, more information, and the interactive check point involving probability...
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Permutations
Learn and practice permutations and finding probabilities. Teacher resource page included.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Basic Statistics & Probability: Basic Counting Principle
The probability resource investigates the basic counting principle. Students learn about the topic through notes and examples. The tutorial consists of practice exercises to check for comprehension of the concept.
Interactive Mathematics
Interactive Mathematics: Probability Distribution
The concept of random variables is the focus of this lesson, including definitions of discrete and continuous random variables. Discussions on discrete probability distribution and density function are included, along with expected value...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Probability: Combination Problems Grades 9 10
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Count and evaluate combinations.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Probability: Permutation Problems Grade 7
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Count and evaluate permutations.
Society for Science and the Public
Science News for Students: Monkeys Count
Should you ask a monkey to help you with your math homework? Probably not, but scientists have discovered that monkeys can keep track of small numbers. See how they discovered this!
Interactive Mathematics
Interactive Mathematics: Intoduction to Probability Theory
This tutorial defines experiment, sample space, and event. Several examples are presented to help distinguish between them.
Education Place
Houghton Mifflin: Eduplace: Extra Practice Quiz Predict Probability 2
Predict what the outcome would be in each of the probability examples presented. Read the interactive quiz rules and then click on the "Begin" ticket. If you answer incorrectly you get one more chance to try again then you are told the...
Scholastic
Scholastic Teachers: Celebrate the 100th Day of School!
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.
Mathigon
Mathigon: Combinatorics: World of Math
This lesson focuses on Combinatorics, a branch of mathematics which is about counting. It includes 5 sections: Factorials, Permutations, Combinations, Combinatorics and Pascal's Triangle, and Combinatorics and Probability with examples...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Can You Curl Your Tongue?
This instructional activity is adapted from a Connected Mathematics Unit, How Likely is It? This investigation introduces biology as a source of applications for probability. In this instructional activity, Curling your Tongue, middle...
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: The Spinner: Your Decision Maker
This handy math spinner does most of the work for you. You can choose whether to use numbers, dice, yes/no, etc., and how many sections there are on the spinner. Then you spin it and it tabulates the results, creating a bar graph as it...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: What Happens if You Guess?
Explore probability using the fundamental counting principle by watching this animated video. [5:28]
Interactive Mathematics
Interactive Mathematics: Toto, the Singapore Lottery
The probability of winning this popular lottery game is calculated for each type of winning combination. An interesting phenomenon is presented and its probability is also calculated.
Interactive Mathematics
Interactive Mathematics: Independent and Dependent Events
This tutorial explains how to distinguish between independent and dependent events. Several examples are provided to find the probability of each type of event.
Interactive Mathematics
Interactive Mathematics: Mutually Exclusive Events
After defining mutually exclusive events, this lesson presents several examples showing how to find the probability of such events.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Expected Value
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson attempts to explain the betting system at horse tracks by having students vie for parcels of land on their calculators. Because the land boundaries are unknown until the finale of...
Other
Utah St. Univ.: Coin Tossing Applet
An interesting Applet that simulates the toss of a coin 100 times. A quick count of the results and an accompanying graph make this site useful for both teacher and student.
Other
Teachers first.com: 50 Ideas for the 100th Day of School
Great ideas for "100th Day" activities. Most of these would be a good challenge for upper elementary school students if you want to include them in your 100th Day celebration. Activities include counting, measuring, weighing, sorting,...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: The Cereal Box Problem
A cereal company is offering six different prizes in their boxes. How many boxes would you expect to have to purchase in order to collect all six prizes? Known as the Cereal Box Problem, this question is explored here. A solution is...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Combination Locks
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...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Math Maven's Mysteries: The Case of the Dastardly Disguiser
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.