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Unit Plan
Mangahigh

Mangahigh: Data: Listing Possible Outcomes From a Single Event

For Students 4th - 7th Standards
Students learn about the concept of outcomes by exploring a tutorial. They can then test their knowledge by taking a ten question assessment that increases in difficulty as they correctly answer questions.
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Unit Plan
Mangahigh

Mangahigh: Data: Listing All Possible Outcomes

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Students learn about the concept of possible outcomes by exploring a tutorial. They can then test their knowledge by taking a ten question assessment that increases in difficulty as they correctly answer questions.
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Handout
Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Theoretical vs. Experimental Probability

For Students 7th Standards
Explains, using examples, the difference between theoretical and experimental probability.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Probability: Empirical Probability Grade 8

For Students 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Define and calculate theoretical probability.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Statistics: Theoretical and Experimental Coin Tosses

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Compare theoretical and experimental probability with coin tosses.
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Activity
Other

Uah: Virtual Labs in Probability and Statistics

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page provides links to various interactive experiments in probability and statistics.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Introduction to Probability

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Introduction to Probability is a resource that provides assessment and teacher tutorials that focus on mathematic concepts such as probability, outcomes, events, probability distribution, laws, values and odd.
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Activity
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Analyzing Binomial Probabilities

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
A tree diagram is a helpful tool for determining theoretical or mathematical probabilities. Toss a coin and watch as branches represent a toss of either head or tails.
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Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Stock Exchange Game

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this game, two players compete in a stock exchange, working with the concepts of theorertical and experimental probabilities and expected value. They must enter the probability and payoff of winning a single game, then observe the...
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Website
Northern Illinois University

The Mathematical Atlas: Probability Theory and Stocha

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from the Northern Illinois University gives general background information on probability and also includes books and other websites that contain information on Probability.
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Interactive
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Adjustable Spinner

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An interactive game for learning theoretical vs experimental probability.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Simple Probability

For Students 7th Standards
Try these simple probability multiple-choice practice problems.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Making Predictions With Probability

For Students 7th Standards
Practice making predictions with probability with these problems.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Probability: Theoretical and Experimental Probability

For Students 8th - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Here you'll learn about theoretical and experimental probability, including how to describe sample spaces and how to conduct probability simulations. Includes...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Probability What Are the Odds?

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This lesson plan introduces the student to the concept of probability. Students will explore the meaning of theoretical and experimental probability by viewing interactive websites. A lab activity will be performed using cooperative...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Puzzling Pangaea

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson students will work collaboratively to research information in order to prove or disprove if a super continent ever existed. Students will create a model of Pangaea to show how their research findings 'connect' in a puzzle...
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Lesson Plan
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Probability: Playing With Fire

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Students use probability to determine how likely it is for each tree in a small simulated forest to catch on fire.
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Lesson Plan
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Playing With Probability

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
This lesson teaches students about theoretical and experimental probability through a series of work stations.
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Interactive
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Adjustable Spinner

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Use this tool to create a spinner to examine experimental and theoretical outcomes.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Probability

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart takes the student through activities regarding theoretical and experimental probability and expressing the probability in mathematical terms.
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Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: A Bit of a Dicey Problem

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Short website offers a look into the theoretical probability of tossing dice. Several questions related to the throwing of dice are included.
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Interactive
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Random Drawing Tool

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Students are able to to visualize the difference between theoretical and experimental probabilities with this computer based tool.
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Handout
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: The Cereal Box Problem

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A cereal company is offering six different prizes in their boxes. How many boxes would you expect to have to purchase in order to collect all six prizes? Known as the Cereal Box Problem, this question is explored here. A solution is...
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Website
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: A Short Lesson in Probability

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Illinois gives a simulation and then asks questions about it.