Curated OER
Probability 6.1
In this recognizing probability word problems worksheet, students use a probability line, a jar of balls, cards, a spinner card, and word problems to solve the probability problems. Students solve 35 problems.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Ideas That Lead to Probability
This lesson plan sets the ground work for an introduction to and then exploring the concepts that are the foundation for probability. Lots of resources are available for teachers and students at this website.
Primary Resources
Primary Resources: Handling Data, Probability
Here's what you need to help you teach probability. Games, helpful hints, worksheets, PowerPoints, and presentations will help you make probability more "hands-on."
Cut the Knot
Cut the Knot: Probability Questions
This site defines probability and has a computer-based random number generator. The site has links to more than 100 probability problems which require some prior statistical knowledge to solve, or they can be great "openers" for teachers...
Math Playground
Math Playground: Problem Solving Videos
"Rated 'M' for middle school," Math TV invites you to tune in each week for videos of word problems being solved. Back episodes are available in subjects such as percentages, number sense, and fractions. Watch a problem worked out, then...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Homework Help Independent Practice: Theoretical Probability
Get independent practice working with theoretical probability. Each incorrect response gets a text box explanation and another try. Correct responses are confirmed.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Homework Help Independent Practice: Experimental Probability
Get independent practice working with experimental probability. Each incorrect response gets a text box explanation and another try. Correct responses are confirmed.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: The Monty Hall Problem
This page gives an example of a probability problem and explains it very thoroughly.
Other
Bowling Green State University: Probability Activities
A collection of links to probability activities. Each link contains a description of the activity, shown work, and the correct solution.
Braingle
Braingle: Probability Brain Teasers
Check out the variety of probability brain teasers at this site, which you can sort by popularity and difficulty.
Interactive Mathematics
Interactive Mathematics: Toto, the Singapore Lottery
The probability of winning this popular lottery game is calculated for each type of winning combination. An interesting phenomenon is presented and its probability is also calculated.