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From Probability to Combinatorics and Number Theory Lesson PlanFrom Probability to Combinatorics and Number Theory Lesson Plan
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Shodor Education Foundation
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7th - 10th
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2013
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From Probability to Combinatorics and Number Theory

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What middle schooler does not enjoy an occasional online game? In this lesson play, you will find embedded links to an online probability game, and informative pages about how division is used in probability, the concept of tree models, and an interactive dice activity. Chances are that you will want to include this in your probability curriculum!

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