Seventh graders examine force and motion. In this seventh grade mathematics/science lesson, 7th graders collect and analyze data regarding the use of an atlatl to throw a spear. Students describe and analyze the motion which leads to the...

High schoolers investigate the concepts of probability. They use data to find the central tendency, median, and mode. Students design and play a game in order to practice the concepts. They also complete a table with data that is analyzed.

Students investigate the concept of even change by participating in a coin flip activity. They research using the Internet to investigate the chance of giving birth to a boy.

Students collect data on different events and word problems. In this algebra lesson, students use a table to organize their data. They graph their coordinate pairs on a coordinate plane and make predictions.

Students perform operations with matrices. In this algebra lesson, students use cryptography and cryptanalysis to solve problems. They add, subtract, and multiply matrices.

Young scholars predict results, design a model, and carry out trials to determine probability based on their experimentation.

Learners are introduced to the concepts of the normal curve, skewness and the standard deviation. They discuss how the normal distribution has been used and misused to support conclusions.

A two-part instructional activity immerses young statisticians in the concept of probability. On the first day, will conduct experiments with a two-colored coin and learn how to write probabilities as fractions, ratios, and percentages....

Students create scale drawings, and ultimately scale models, of real-world objects in this Math lesson about ratios, proportion, scaling factors, and cross products. The lesson includes ideas for cross-curricular extensions and is...

Fourth graders examine how to determine the probabilities or likelihood of outcomes. They complete trials to determine probability while using different manipulatives. They determine how games can be made fair or unfair in this unit of...

Seventh graders discover the difference between theoretical and experimental probabilities by designing their own problems and testing them. After conducting their own coin toss trial, they compare their results with an Internet...

Ninth graders gain an application level understanding of probability, symmetry, and ratios and rates that exists in one's everyday environment relative to human genetics.

Students use logic to locate the primary cases, the people who started the spread of the disease through the population. They graph the data of the number of people infected over time (exchanges) and determine an equation that best fits...

Students are introduced to the normal distribution and examine the bell curve controversy.

Sixth graders practice Least Common Multiple in fractions. In this fraction lesson plan, 6th graders look at two different fractions and find a common denominator. They sing a song to memorize mean, median, and mode. 

Students discuss problem and take turns in pairs, one tossing the coins while the other guesses whether the coins land with the same side up or different sides up. They record the results of each guess as same or different.

This lesson introduces students to experimental and theoretical probability using spinners and trials with pennies. Students also research careers that involve probability, and create a video presentation. It provides an assessment and...

Use Glencoe's Math Course 2 randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of Theoretical and Experimental Probability. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of...

Students explore concepts in probability and statistics. In this activity, they model a situation to find experimental probability and construct a box-and-whisker plot. They compare the experimental and theoretical probabilities for the...

A set of questions on experimental and theoretical probabilities using coins and dice. Answers are accompanied by explanations.

This lesson plan deals with conditional probability and the probability of simultaneous events. Problems included in this lesson tend to have solutions that are counterintuitive. This presents an opportunity to investigate more deeply...

This interactive learning activity allows students to explore experimental and theoretical probabilities using a spinner. Teacher resources are included.

In this activity, students set weights for factors and observe how it affects the probability of a particular outcome. They set a weight for 3 factors for each of the six horses in a race. The three factors are weighted differently in...

Use this site to learn the difference between theoretical and empirical probability. A practice page is included for each and two teacher resource pages contain classroom activities.