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Probability Kisses
Students explore the concept of probability by picking from a bag of multicolored Hershey kisses. They determine if they are less, more, or equally likely to pick a certain color based on the numbers of each colored Hershey kiss.
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What are the Chances: A Game of Chance!
Sixth graders experiment with dice, playing cards, pennies and computer-generated simulations to calculate probability. They use compiled data to make predictions.
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Probability: The Study of Chance
Students practice the basic principles of probability by conducting an experiment, determining if a game is fair, collecting data, interpreting data, displaying data, conducting analysis, and stating and applying the rule for probability.
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Probability With a Random Drawing
Students define probability, and predict, record, and discuss outcomes from a random drawing, then identify most likely and least likely outcomes. They conduct a random drawing, record the data on a data chart, analyze the data, and...
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Probability with Number Cubes
Second graders make sampling predictions, predict outcomes and explore probability through experimentation.
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Probability
Third graders conduct experiment, collect data, predict, record, and discuss outcomes, and analyze data for probability.
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50:50 Chances
Third graders reinforce the probability of gender by uising a coin toss, as they continue to search for the answers to genetics questions by using mathematical expectations of probability.
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Do You Feel Lucky?
Students calculate simple probabilities using mathematics then roll dice to test their predictions.
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The Old Lady and Probability
First graders practice probability by playing various games associated with song There Was an Old Lady.
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Spinner Experiment
Students collect and analyze data, then draw conclusions from the data and apply basic concepts of probability.
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Badminton or Basketball?
Middle schoolers explain why for a group of n people, there are an equal number of possibilities for subgroups of size k (such that k < n) and size n - k.
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The Birthday Problem
Students make and analyze predictions and attempt to solve the birthday problem. They use the solutions they find to answer related questions.
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EMS Lesson 2: Outrageous Offspring
Students investigate the principles of probability that can be used to predict hereditary traits.
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Tallest Stack Wins
Students build a stack of pennies as tall as possible, recording the number of pennies they are able to stack before the tower falls. Then, sharing answers, they determine the average number of pennies that could be stacked.
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The Winning Edge: Probability in Basketball: Lesson 2
Students calculate the probability of a desired outcome based upon a statistically significant number of discrete events (i.e. endgame free-throw attempts). They participate in an online simulation of basketball free throws.
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Introduction to Probability
Pupils define experiment, outcome, event, and probability, and explain the formula for finding the probability of an event.
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Teachers.Net Tootsie Pop Pull - Probability
Students pull tootsie pops from a large grocery bag and tell the teacher three three things: 1. their favorite flavor, 2. probability of them getting their favorite flavor and 3. keep a tally of flavors drawn from the bag at the bottom...
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Shake, Rattle, and Roll - A Bean Game
Students (organized in partners) analyse a game through probability to decide whether it is a fair game or not.
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Variables With The Simpsons
In this variables worksheet, 6th graders read given scenarios relating to The Simpsons and probability. Students respond to 25 short answer questions regarding the passages read.
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Robot Rover
Students will work in teams of 2 to read and discuss a case study. In this probability lesson, students will learn the formula for finding the probability of two events occurring together. Students will learn the meaning of independent...
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Probability
Eighth graders relate real life events with probability. In this probability lesson, 8th graders investigate using coin toss, discuss NBA shooting percentages and MLB batting averages. Students also complete a worksheet.
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Math Made Easy
Students evaluate word problems. In this problem solving activity, students are presented with word problems requiring graphing skills and students work independently to solve.
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Super Arcade Champion
In this stats worksheet, 11th graders complete a word problem given specific clues. They calculate how many different ways someone can be a champion in a game an arcade game. There is a solution.
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Excel Probability with Dice
Students play a dice game to complete probability exercises. In this probability lesson plan, students collect data using a dice game and organize it into a spreadsheet format. Students also write a lab report for an experiment on...