+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Probability

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders experiment with probability. In this probability lesson, 2nd graders pick colored beans from a bag to find the chance of getting different colors. They make fair and unfair spinners and record the data after spinning them. 
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

The Color Spinner

For Students 4th
In this probability worksheet, 4th graders look at a spinner and figure out the odds of the spinner hitting each space. They answer 9 short answer questions.
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Probability: Grade A

For Students 7th - 9th
Math whizzes explore dependent and independent outcomes. They determine the outcome of simple and compound events. Pupils complete tree diagrams to identify outcomes. They identify fair and unfair games. This two-page worksheet contains...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Investigation-Design Your Own Spinner

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students design their own spinner that meets the given criteria. In this math lesson, students discuss biased versus unbiased events or outcomes when dealing with probability. Students are given 5 criteria that must be incorporated into...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Study of Chance

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders determine the fairness of various games.  In this determining the fairness of various games activity, 7th graders use spinners, dice, and rock,paper, scissors to play various chance games.  Students determine if each game...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Investigation - Design Your Own Spinner

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders use ideas of uncertainty to illustrate that mathematics involves more than exactness when dealing with every day situations. The main standard of this lesson is statistics and probability.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Game of Chance

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use manipulatives to determine the probability of outcomes. In this probability lesson, 3rd graders roll dice and use spinners to determine the probability of outcomes. They determine if games are fair/unfair based on their...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Calculating and Applying Basic Probability

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders investigate the basic concepts of probability. For this probability lesson, 8th graders learn the associated probability. They work with spinners, colored cubes in a bag, flip coins, and choose colored candies while they...
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Problem-Solving Application: Use Probability

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this spinner probability worksheet, students read one story problem about a spinner game and how fair it is. Students answer 4 short answer questions about solving this problem.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Notes to a Mathematician

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders analyze the likelihood of simple events.