Probability: Playing with Fire

Exactly how fair are the board games children grow up playing? Young mathematicians investigate this questions as they work their way through this five-lesson series on basic probability. 

In this probability worksheet, students solve 5 problems in which the probability of landing on a particular spot on a spinner is calculated. For this page, students will need to make a spinner like the one shown.

Exactly how fair is the World Cup? Even though all teams have the same number of players and follow the same rules, there are other factors that come into play. This series of three lessons explores the impact that income inequality,...

In this using probability to solve word problems instructional activity, students use statistics, averages, and even numbers, to problem solve. Students solve six problems.

What are the chances? Probability comes into play in this worksheet as mathematicians examine a circular chart with images, determining the possibility that the "spinner" will land on each of the images. Appropriate for younger...

Introduce your class to a sure-fire method for calculating probabilities. The method is described alongside several examples, then put into practice with a series of probability questions for the class to solve. This would be a great...

Upper elementary and middle schoolers work with the concept of probability. They are introduced to the concept of chaos. Learners graph and analyze using a line plot, work with mean, and are introduced to the concept of variance.

Pupils problem solve to find the probability of each tree in a small forest to catch fire. In this probability lesson plan, students use the computer to complete this application.

Students play a game. In this probability lesson, students play a game of rock, scissors, paper and graph the results of 18 times. Students determine the range, mode and mean for the data collected, complete a tree diagram for possible...