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Interactive
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Bobbie Bear's Vacation Outfits

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Help Bobbie Bear figure out how many outfits he could make with his shirts and pants. He can have up to 5 shirts and 4 pants. Figure out all the possible combinations.
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Activity
Beacon Learning Center

Beacon Learning Center: Who Will Probably Come to the Party?

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Students use tree diagrams to find possible outcomes and make predictions for probability story problems.
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Unit Plan
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Permutations and Combinations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A lesson, practice activity, and teacher resource for exploring permutations and combinations.
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Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Math: Probability: Combinations

For Students 6th - 8th
An interactive presentation, followed by a quiz, on how to determine the number of possible combinations of items from two and three categories.
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Activity
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Factorials, Permutations, and Combinations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Thirty-five problems cover the topics of combinations, permutations, and factorials in various settings. To review the basics on this topic, click "View Lesson" button.
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Activity
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Homework Help Independent Practice: Permutations and Combinations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Get independent practice working with permutations and combinations. Each incorrect response gets a text box explanation and another try. Correct responses are confirmed.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: I Scream for Ice Cream!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
In this activity, young scholars will figure out how many different combinations of ice cream flavors and cones they can make. Students will work cooperatively to make the different combinations. They will use various materials to...
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Activity
Scholastic

Scholastic: Math Maven's Mysteries: The Case of the Dastardly Disguiser

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Famous jewels have been stolen from the Country Music Hall of Fame! The Dastardly Disguiser is a suspect, but we need to find out just how many disguise combinations he can use.
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Combination Locks

For Students 3rd - 8th
If you're good with numbers, then here's a challenge just for you. See if you can figure out how many three number combinations you can make using numbers from 0 to 39. A probability challenge that explores number arrangements. Taken...
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Handout
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Algebra Review: Combinations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Find a quick, concise explanation of Combinations. Several examples are given and clearly explained.