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How Many Ways Can You Arrange a Deck of Cards?
Entertain and grab your learners' attention with a short video clip that engagingly teaches the concept of a permutation and how a factorial is a wonderful shortcut for theoretical probability calculations.
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Working with Simple Factorials
For this math worksheet, students learn the concept of factorials and how to calculate them. Students first do a factorial investigation with crayons. Then students learn to compute larger factorials in more difficult problems.
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Permutations and Combinations
Counting is not all it adds up to be — sometimes it involves multiplying. The activity introduces permutations and combinations as ways of counting, depending upon whether order is important. Pupils learn about factorials and the...
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Counting Rules—The Fundamental Counting Principle and Permutations
Count the benefits of using the resource. The second installment of a 21-part module focuses on the fundamental counting principle to determine the number of outcomes in a sample space. It formalizes concepts of permutations and...
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The Binomial Theorem
Sometimes, there is a better way. Scholars develop Pascal's triangle as a method to arrive at the coefficients of binomial expansions as an easier method to expand binomials. The learners connect the formula for binomial coefficients to...
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Fancy Factorials
Students complete factorials explorations. In this factorials instructional activity, students discuss different ways to arrange and order objects. Students learn about factorials and how they are expressed. Students complete activity...
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Evaluating Algebraic Expressions
In this Algebra I/Algebra II worksheet, students use substitution to evaluate algebraic expression, including absolute values, factorials, and exponents. The two page worksheet contains eighteen multiple choice...
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Evaluate Expressions Using Factorials
In this algebra worksheet, students identify the factorials of an equations. They solve exponential and absolute value equations. There are 12 questions with an answer key.
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Binomial Expansion
In this binomial expansion worksheet, students solve and complete 81 various types of problems. First, they find the given sum and evaluate each factorial notation. Then, students expand each binomial and write only the coefficients....
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Organizing Topic: Probability
The probability is high learning will occur! A well-designed unit introduces learners to the concepts of independent, dependent, and mutually exclusive events. Using Venn diagrams, the lessons ask learners to analyze many different...
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Integrated Algebra Practice: Absolute Value Expressions
In this absolute value expression worksheet, students solve 13 multiple choice and short answer questions. Students simplify absolute value expressions by adding, subtracting, and finding the absolute value of rational numbers.
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"Anno's Mysterious Multiplying Jar" by Masaichiro and Mitsumasa Anno
Learners work with large numbers and recognizing mathematical symbols and the factorial symbol and its meaning.
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Combinations
Students investigate the possibility of different events using combination. For this statistics lesson, students investigate the accuracy of permutations and combinations. They solve problems related to combinations.
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Students use fundamental counting principle to compute combinations and permutations
Students define Pascal's triangle and special notations used to represent nth elements. In this geometry lesson, students solve problems using permutations and combinations. They compare the formula for permutation to that of Pascal's...
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What Time is it?
Students participate in three centers focused on developing time-telling skills. In this time activity, students create their own paper plate clock face, play "Time Concentration" using times on the hour and half hour, as well as,...
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Integrated Algebra Practice: Evaluating Expressions
In this evaluating expressions worksheet, students solve 10 short answer and multiple choice questions. Students evaluate absolute value, polynomial, and exponential expressions for a given value.
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Mathematics Witing: Algebraic Processes and Its Connections to Geometry
Students, using manipulatives, determine how many different ways there are to arrange 3 and 4 objects. They organize and record their arrangements. Students investigate the pattern generated by 3 and 4 objects, they predict how many ways...
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Problem Solving Strategy for Multi-step Math Problems
Third graders analyze mathematical word problems and interpret the words into mathematical equations. Individuals demonstrate their knowledge of the order of operations both verbally and through written expression.
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"Anno's Mysterious Multiplying Jar" by Masaichiro and Mitsumasa Anno
Middle schoolers learn the meaning of the word "factorial" and how to apply the factorial concept to describe a special kind of numerical relationship.