Basketball Probabilities

In need of a probability resource that has it all? Take a look at a full textbook chapter on teaching and engaging learners in mathematical probability and data analysis. It begins with a teacher preparation section, and then moves into...

In this probability instructional activity, students answer five word problems involving finding the probability of various outcomes.                                          

In this probability worksheet, students solve 6 word problems where they determine the probability of certain outcomes that occur when spinning different spinners, rolling dice, choosing events and hitting targets.

In this math models and probability worksheet, students use the problem solving strategy of understand, plan, solve and look back to help them solve the probability word problems using math models.

Future mathematicians use an interactive to see how changing the size of a basketball court and the size of a region in the court affects the probability that a ball will randomly fall within the specified region. No calculations are...

Students complete M&M Investigation, Basketball Investigation, and Sales/Discount Investigation in small groups to practice probability.

In this baskets, stats and probabilities learning exercise, students experience predicting the probability that a basketball player will make a free throw. Students find the fraction of free throws made by each of five throwers.

Students explain why for a group of n people, there are an equal number of possibilities for subgroups of size k (such that k < n) and size n - k.

Students play Fantasy Basketball in order to practice locating Internet information and using technology tools to display data; students demonstrate an understanding and use of graphing, probability, and statistics.

Sixth graders find percentages within a given set of data and they predict outcomes. They use basketball (NBA) percentages in order to make this lesson more enjoyable. They use a calculator to find the percentages and record the...