Lesson Plan

The Birthday Problem: A Short Lesson In Probability

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Students experiment with class birthdays to determine the likelihood of two people sharing the same birthday. They use a computer to consider if their data is applicable to other classes. They attempt to explain the logic of their observations.

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Grade
6th - 11th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Duration
1 hr
Technology
Ed Software
Year
2000