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What Are the Chances?

For Teachers 7th
Take a chance on an informative resource. Scholars conduct probability experiments involving coins and number cubes to generate data. Compiling class data helps connect experimental probability to theoretical probability.
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Independent and Dependent Events

For Students 7th - 8th
In this math learning exercise, students label events as independent or dependent. They find the probability of a series of events happening.
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What Are My Chances?

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students calculate probability. In this lesson on probability, students use given data to calculate to chances of a given event occurring. Many of the calculations in this lesson are applicable to daily life.
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The Monty Hall Problem

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students define and differentiate between experimental and theoretical probability. In this statistic lesson, students play the game "Monty Hall" and use probability to come up with the best strategies to play the game.
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Which Number Will Finish First?

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners conduct probability experiments.  in this number lesson, students use spinners and conduct probability experiments.  They collect and organize data on talley sheets.
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Heads or Tails

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders compare experimental and theoretical probabilities.  For this comparing experimental and theoretical probabilities lesson, 7th graders discuss the theoretical probability of flipping a coin.  Students flip a...
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The Birthday Problem

For Students 9th - 12th
In this birthday problem worksheet, students solve 1 probability word problem.  Students determine the number of people needed to have a 50% probability that two people will have the same birthday.
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RIP M&M's

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students solve theoretical probability problems. In this algebra lesson, students apply the concept of probabilities to solving real life scenarios. They collect data and graph it using experimental probability.
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Unit 21 Section 5: Estimating the Number of Successes

For Students 7th - 8th
In this probability worksheet, students solve six short answer problems. Students enter their answers in the boxes provided and click on the answer button to check for correctness.
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Shake It Up with Scatterplots

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers identify how to use a scatterplot to compare two sets of data to determine if they are related. Then they identify and describe the definition of regression line (the "line of best fit"). Students also identify how...
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NUMB3RS - Season 3 - "Provenance" - Set the Trap

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Learners investigate concept of matrices through iteration in this probability lesson. They investigate probability by creating a lesson based on a famous painting. This assignment contains extensions to the...
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Marble Grab Bag: Certainly? Maybe? Impossible?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use a hands-on activity and a data chart to explain the certainty, probability, or impossibility of drawing a particular color of marble from a bag. This lesson comes with an excellent website, and many good worksheets...
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The Color Spinner

For Students 4th
In this probability instructional activity, 4th graders look at a spinner and figure out the odds of the spinner hitting each space. They answer 9 short answer questions.
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One Out of Six

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars investigate basic concepts of chance and probability. They make a number cube to predict which number might be rolled the most often out of 20 consecutive rolls and tally the results. Number cube template included.
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Drawing Bugs Game

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore probability by playing a drawing game with dice. After they roll a die, they draw a tree diagram to illustrate each of the possible outcomes.
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Grab Bag

For Students 1st
For this probability worksheet, 1st graders determine the probability of 4 scenarios with multiple choice answers. Students circle 2 of their choices and draw 2 of their choices.
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Chapter 5 Review

For Students 8th - 9th
In this statistics worksheet, students solve and complete 10 different types of problems. First, they determine the probability of various actions described. Then, students describe an appropriate model for the number described and...
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Data Analysis Worksheet

For Students 11th
In this probability worksheet, 11th graders solve problems using simple random sample, cluster sample, bias, population and systematic sample. They match the questions to its definition.
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Snack Sack

For Teachers 1st
First graders, after exploring agricultural products that can be considered snack foods, experience the concepts of ratio and probability. They analyze and record their class experience after dealing with the following snacks: peanut...
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Heads or Tails?

For Students 1st
In this probability worksheet, 1st graders toss a penny in the air 5 times and fill in a chart on how many times it landed heads up and/or tails up. Students complete this activity three times.
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Lucky 7s

For Teachers 6th - 7th
This helpful lesson explores the probability in tossing a coin and throwing dice. Specifically, it looks at the probability of getting numbers that are significant to the game of craps, assuming that once the math is understood, most...
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Probability Worksheet

For Students 7th - 8th
In this probability worksheet, students solve and complete 10 different problems that include determining the outcomes of various events. First, they roll a die once to determine the probability of getting a specific number. Then,...
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Probability

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the concept of probability. In this probability lesson plan, 6th graders collaborate to collect spinner data based on the likelihood of spinning odd and even numbers. Students complete 2 other probability activities...
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Probability Problems

For Students 8th
In this probability instructional activity, 8th graders solve 10 different problems that include various types of probability situations. First, they determine the probability that the value of a rolled dice will be a multiple of five or...

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