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Tossing Cylinders Lesson PlanTossing Cylinders Lesson Plan
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Illustrative Mathematics
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6th - 8th
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Tossing Cylinders

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Everyone loves a lesson plan that involves throwing things around! To understand probability, your experimenters will predict how different cylinder-shaped objects will land when tossed. When the data is collected, they will calculate the probability of each outcome with the results recorded. A fun way to open up the room for discussion or have learners independently predict the outcomes. 

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

experimental probability, probability

Additional Tags

experimental probability, probability, probabilities, math

Pros

  • Engaging activity
  • Can be done as class activity or in small groups

Cons

  • No examples of calculating probabilities
  • Prior knowledge needed

Common Core

7.SP.C.6 MP3

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