Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Is It Likely or Is It Unlikely?

For Teachers 1st
n a class discussion Students identify events or situations as being likely to occur or unlikely to occur. Then, they work in pairs to generate likely and unlikely statements to share with the class.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Thanksgiving: Traditions

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students investigate the traditions and history around Thanksgiving. They divide into groups and research specific aspects of the holiday. Students then share their findings with the rest of the class. They also complete crafts,...
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Place Value Spinners

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students also explore probability and patterns in place value by using two spinners and analyze and record the results.
Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Spinner

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
This interactive learning activity allows students to explore experimental and theoretical probabilities using a spinner. Teacher resources are included.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Probability What Are the Odds?

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This lesson introduces students to experimental and theoretical probability using spinners and trials with pennies. Students also research careers that involve probability, and create a video presentation. It provides an assessment and...
Lesson Plan
OER Commons

Oer Commons: Experimental Probability

For Teachers 7th - 8th Standards
Students will extend their understanding of probability by continuing to conduct experiments, this time with four-colored spinners. They will compare experimental results to expected results by first conducting an experiment, then...
Activity
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: The Spinner: Your Decision Maker

For Students 9th - 10th
This handy math spinner does most of the work for you. You can choose whether to use numbers, dice, yes/no, etc., and how many sections there are on the spinner. Then you spin it and it tabulates the results, creating a bar graph as it...
Interactive
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Adjustable Spinner

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Use this tool to create a spinner to examine experimental and theoretical outcomes.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Statistics: Theoretical and Experimental Spinners

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Compare theoretical and experimental probability.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Statistics: Theoretical and Experimental Spinners

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Compare theoretical and experimental probability.
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: The Old Lady and Probability

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this lesson, learners will sing the song There Was an Old Lady to learn about the topic of probability. Using a spinner with the lyrics from the song, students will play a game and record the number of times each topic from the song...
Interactive
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Adjustable Spinner

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An interactive game for learning theoretical vs experimental probability.
Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Experimental Probability

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Experiment with probability using a fixed size section spinner, a variable section spinner, two regular 6-sided dice or customized dice.
Unknown Type
PBS

Pbs Lesson Plan: Chances Are Talking Probability (Pdf) [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
An introductory lesson in probability for students in grades three to five. The concepts presented in this lesson are interwoven, over time, into a current unit of study. Students examine closely the "language" of probability as used in...
Interactive
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Adjustable Spinner

For Students 9th - 10th
An adjustable spinner to provide random spins of a computer based spinner for any mathematical experiment requiring random spins.
Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Experimental Probability

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This interactive learning activity allows students to explore experimental probability using spinners and dice. Teacher resources are included.
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Simple Probability

For Students 6th - 8th
Practice finding probabilities of events, such as rolling dice, drawing marbles out of a bag, and spinning spinners. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Unknown Type
Education Place

Houghton Mifflin: Eduplace: Extra Practice Quiz Which Spinner Is Fair?

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Decide which spinner is fair for each of the probability examples presented. Read the interactive quiz rules and then click on the "Begin" ticket. If you answer incorrectly you get one more chance to try again then you are told the...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Probability

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] What is the likelihood that an event will occur? Using the dice tool, students created spinners, tally tables, and building their own ice cream treats and pizzas.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Probability Unit

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Several lessons for a 2nd grade probability unit. Lessons include information on determining possible outcomes of events and likelihood of events. There are a few pages that can be used as review or...
Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Crazy Choices Game

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Compare theoretical and experimental probabilities, using dice, cards, spinners, or coin tosses. Three different probabilities can be compared at once.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Probability Spinner Handling Data

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students construct a probability spinner and then test, graph and analyze their data.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Probabilty

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This very detailed flipchart teaches This very detailed flipchart teaches probability while providing a lot of practice and instruction. It includes spinners, cubes, shapes, patterns and is a great...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Statistics: Theoretical and Experimental Coin Tosses

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Compare theoretical and experimental probability with coin tosses.

Other popular searches