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Have You Flipped Your Bic?
Third graders flip a dime and a quarter to record and predict the probability of possible outcomes.
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Chaos
Young scholars experiment with several chaotic simulation, they build a working definition of chaos. Students reinforce their knowledge of basic probability and percents. They are reminded of previous knowledge that is pertinent to...
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Unexpected Answers
Students 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, students draw conclusions about...
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Theoretically Speaking
Learners define probability. They determine outcome from a given situation based on simple probability. Students create experimental data using a coin and a number cube. They write how theoretical and experimental probability are different.
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Time-Axis Fallacy and Bayes Theorem
Students determine that knowledge of an event's outcome can affect the probability of the unknown outcome of an event that has already occurred.
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Rolling Dice
Fourth graders investigate the mathematical concept of probability. They determine the given mean of a data set found when rolling dice. The results of the experiment are displayed using a bar graph. The teacher does an example before...
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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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You May Already Be a Winner!
Second graders flip coins and tally the outcomes. They play the You May Already Be a Winner! game with cards under their chairs. Some cards are winners, some might be and the others are not. They play to explain the probability concept.
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Robot Rover
Students will work in teams of 2 to read and discuss a case study. In this probability lesson, students will learn the formula for finding the probability of two events occurring together. Students will learn the meaning of independent...
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"M&Ms"® Candies Worksheet 1
In this math worksheet, students find the likelihood of different outcomes with the use of M and M's candy for the seven questions and fill in the graphic organizer.
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How Big Are We?
Fifth graders collect height and feet measurements from classmates, analyze the data collected, and describe possible patterns in this Math lesson for the 5th grade classroom. Basic tools for measuring (graph paper, dot paper, rulers,...
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Mice Rule!
Students explain what biodiversity is and how adaptive features are maintained in a population. In this biodiversity lesson students complete a simple activity involving mouse populations.
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The Average Kid
Students determine the traits they have in common with other students in the class and create visual profiles of the "average" boy and the "average" girl.
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Disease and Epidemics
Explore how the study of diseases and epidemics can be comprehended from a mathematical perspective. Investigate finite geometric series, calculating threshold values, and statistical models of the spread of disease. How many makes it an...
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Odd and Even
Explore the concept of odd and even with your class using this resource. Learners take an online test demonstrating their knowledge of odd and even, sing a song about the concept, and engage in computer-based activities.
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Seasons and Cloud Cover, Are They Related?
Students use NASA satellite data to see cloud cover over Africa. In this seasons lesson students access data and import it into Excel.
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To Infinity: Game Rules
Learners play a game of probability. In this statistics lesson, students calculate the possibility of an event occurring as they roll a die and calculate the first person getting closer to infinity.
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How to Cook Rice
Fourth graders discover how to cook rice. In this cooking instructional activity, 4th graders discover how to cook rice correctly. Students read and follow cooking directions and discuss how their rice turned out.
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Kindergarten Cootoes and Jealous Gentlemen
Learners play games to reinforce math concepts. In this geometry instructional activity, students identify the probability of an even occurring. They find the vertex of a parabola and Euler and Hamilton examples.
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"A Closet Full of Shoes" and Picture Puzzle Piece" by Shel Silverstein
Students explain the concept of simple probability.
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"Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday" by Judith Viorst
Students figure out the probability that the penny's sixth toss be heads also. They figure the probability of having six coin tosses in a row all end on the same side.
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Introduction to Representing and Analyzing Data
Represent data graphically. Allow your class to explore different methods of representing data. They create foldables, sing songs, and play a dice game to reinforce the measures of central tendency.
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The Circle's Measure
Listen to the story "Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi" and solve the riddle and to save Sir Cumference from the knights. Your students will love mixing an activity with story and will practice their measuring skills while...
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The Cost of College: Financing Your Education
With college tuition at an all-time high, high school students must consider the financial obligations of attending higher education, as well as the impact of college on future career opportunities. Pupils will complete...