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Exploring Probability
Fifth graders work in small groups of five or six to conduct a series of investigations. While recording the results using pencils on individual tally worksheets rotating to different stations and comparing results with the other...
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Matching Pairs
Pupils examine the probability of the various findings in a game and determine the odds of winning. They differentiate between the facts of odds versus probability. Students use higher order thinking skills to explain how a problem is...
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Acting Like a Hog
Students explore game theory. In this secondary mathematics lesson, students plat the game of HOG using dice and explore the optimal strategies. Students play the game three ways: any number of dice, a fixed number of...
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"The Giver" by Lois Lowry
Students predict results, design a model, and carry out trials to determine probability based on their experimentation.
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Fair Die Activity #2
In this die learning exercise, learners begin with the premise that a fair die is rolled, then complete a set of 5 probability problems. Answers are included on page 2.
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Lara's Equiprobable Dice
Students try some new exercises involving probability. These are, first of all, that the probability of getting a given total when two dice are rolled is equal to the number of possible ways of getting that total, divided by 36 (the...
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Richard's Dice
Pupils problem solve logic problems. They complete a worksheet using dice as a manipulative. They decide on a problem solving strategy, solve the problem, and write up the solution.
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Misconceptions in Mathematics: Misconception 21
In this mathematics misconceptions worksheet, students examine examples of math mistakes pertaining to probability and explore the reasons that the examples are incorrect.
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High Five Board Game
In this high five board game worksheet, 8th graders use the game board and instructions provided to create ordered pairs using dice and cubes, then analyze the probability and predict outcomes.
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What's the Chance?
Students conduct probability experiments with dice and coins. They watch a video for a variety of situations where calculating the probability is complicated by total number of possibilities. They solve problems presented in the video.
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Do You Feel Lucky?
Students calculate simple probabilities using mathematics then roll dice to test their predictions.
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Coin Tossing
Sixth graders examine the use of probability and compare it to actual real world results. In groups, they flip a coin a specific number of times while their other group members roll a set of dice the same amount of times as the coin. To...
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Unexpected Answers
Middle schoolers explore and complete a variety of activities demonstration probability. They make observations about the results of the activities. Students complete and discuss conditional probability. Also, middle schoolers draw...
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The Apple Blossom Problem
In this apple blossom problem, students examine a given situation in a board game. They determine the best way to win the game and the expected payoff. This one-page worksheet contains 1 problem.
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Adding and Subtracting Rational Numbers to Solve Problems
Students explore the concept of probability. In this probability instructional activity, students use area to determine probability. Students use charts and spinners to help determine the probability of events such as...
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Probability
In this probability worksheet, 6th graders solve and complete 3 different problems. First, they place the events on the probability scale shown. Then, students match the phrase to the best description of its chance of happening.
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Number Sense
Eighth graders participate in a activity that is concerned with reviewing basic math concepts using the four operations. The activity is composed of a math game that is played by them.
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What Are The Odds?
Students read the book, Jim Ugly, and discuss whether the odds were in favor of or against the character Jake finding his dad. They demonstrate an experiment involving odds by keeping a tally of how many times a colored die is pulled out...
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Probability Plus
Students participate in a variety of activities to understand statistics. They collect and interpret data. Also students distinguish the difference between a population and a sample. They make inferences and create arguments using data.
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Roll `Em!
First graders engage in using base ten blocks and dice for a fun engaging math lesson plan. They use a worksheet imbedded in this lesson plan as the game board to help them play this math game.
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Take A Chance Or Two
A two-part lesson 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. In the second...
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Roll On Down!
Students create number sentences by rolling two dice. Each student rolls the dice and writes down the numbers in number sentence format. Then they add the problem by using the strategies of counting on and doubles.
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Double Sixes
In this algebra worksheet, students are given the challenge of determining how many times they would have to throw the dice to 'up' their chances of throwing double sixes. The problem is solved and fully worked however, it would be a...