National Security Agency
It's Probably Probable
Learners make predictions and draw conclusions from given information as they learn the meaning of probability in this vocabulary-rich, integrated activity that presents a variety of teaching strategies to motivate and reach...
National Security Agency
Are You Game? A Lesson Connecting Fractions and Probability
Exactly how fair are the board games children grow up playing? Young mathematicians investigate this questions as they work their way through this five-lesson series on basic probability.
Intel
Fair Games
Who said things were fair? The unit introduces probability and its connection to fairness. The class interacts with activities of chance and plays games to relate them to fairness. Groups design a fair game and develop a presentation....
North Carolina State University
Exploring Genetics Across the Middle School Science and Math Curricula
Where is a geneticist's favorite place to swim? A gene pool. Young geneticists complete hands-on activities, experiments, and real-world problem solving throughout the unit. With extra focus on dominant and recessive genes, Punnett...
Radford University
Corn and Popcorn
Have a popping good time. Using probability and statistics skills, learners determine which type of popcorn to buy based on the percentage of kernels popped. After analyzing corn and popcorn sales to make a prediction of future sales,...
Curated OER
Flicking Football Fun
Young mathematicians fold and flick their way to a deeper understanding of statistics with a fun, hands-on math unit. Over the course of four lessons, students use paper footballs to generate data as they learn how to create line...
Mathematics Vision Project
Geometric Figures
Logical thinking is at the forefront of this jam-packed lesson, with young mathematicians not only investigating geometric concepts but also how they "know what they know". Through each activity and worksheet, learners wrestle with...
Radford University
A Change in the Weather
Explore the power of mathematics through this two-week statistics unit. Pupils learn about several climate-related issues and complete surveys that communicate their perceptions. They graph both univariate and bivariate data and use...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Probability: Theoretical and Experimental Probability
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Here you'll learn about theoretical and experimental probability, including how to describe sample spaces and how to conduct probability simulations. Includes...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Probability: Empirical Probability Grades 9 10
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Simulate real-life situations with an experiment and find the experimental probability of a specific event.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway:using Theoretical and Experimental Probability to Make Predictions
Given an event to simulate, the student will use theoretical probabilities and experimental results to make predictions and decisions.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Probability: Experimental Probability
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Define and calculate experimental probabilities.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Probability: Empirical Probability
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Simulate real-life situations with an experiment and find the experimental probability of a specific event.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Theoretical Versus Empirical Probability
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.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Statistics: Theoretical and Experimental Coin Tosses
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Compare theoretical and experimental probability with coin tosses.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Statistics: Theoretical and Experimental Spinners
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Compare theoretical and experimental probability.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Statistics: Theoretical and Experimental Spinners
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Compare theoretical and experimental probability.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Probability: Empirical Probability Grade 7
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Recognize and calculate simple experimental probability.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Exploring Probability With Independent Events
Given a problem situation, students will use experimental data or theoretical probability to make predictions and determine solutions to situations involving independent events.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Against All Odds: Inside Statistics
The video series shows students the relevance of statistics in real-world settings. The resource includes 26 half-hour videos. Topics include normal distributions, probability, random variables, experimental design, and describing data.
Vision Learning
Visionlearning: Data: Statistics in Science
An explanation of how statistics allows scientist to explore the degree of uncertainty that accompanies conclusions that are based on data collected during experimentation and research.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Simulations: Lesson 2
This lesson will explain simulations. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Simulations."