Curated OER
Geometric Probablitiy: Spinners and Dartboards
Sstudents explore and analyze the properties of geometric areas. In this geometry lesson plan, sstudents use technology to simulate spinners and dartboards in order to fing areas of circles and sectors of circles and compare and...
Virginia Department of Education
The Real Meal Deal
Burgers and salads and sodas, oh my! Scholars use a menu to investigate the Fundamental Counting Principle. They create tree diagrams to illustrate the number of possible choices for each given scenario.
Curated OER
Fair Games
Fifth graders examine the statistics of playing games. Many games of chance and activities in maths text books involve rolling two dice and combining the scores, usually by addition. Students often find the probabilities of such events...
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Equally Likely and Unequally Likely Outcomes
Students explore probability. In this statistics/probability instructional activity, students compare experimental and theoretical probability and use experimental probability to make predictions and conjectures. Students explore the...
Curated OER
Unexpected Answers
Students consider probability problems with unexpected and surprising answers.
Western Kentucky University
Understanding Genetics: Punnett Squares
Can scientists really predict genetic outcomes or are they simply making a lucky guess? Scholars first learn about Gregor Mendel and how to make Punnett squares. Then they extract DNA from a strawberry in a lab with included conclusion...
Curated OER
Improbability of Evolution
Students disprove evolution. In this science instructional activity, students disprove evolution by attempting to prove that creation is the way it all began. They use the improbability that evolution could exist and expose its...
OER Commons
Oer Commons: Compound Events & Sample Spaces
Seventh graders begin learning about compound events by considering independent events. They will consider everyday objects with known probabilities. Students will represent sample spaces using lists, tables, and tree diagrams in order...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Compound Events Visual Displays of Sample Spaces
Seventh graders will be able to represent the sample space of compound events, and calculate the probability of events using their sample space.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: S cp.a.3: Finding Probabilities of Compound Events
Cecil has two six-sided dice, a red one and a white one. Aligns with S-CP.A.3.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Don't Compound the Problem
Young scholars will be able to determine the probability of a compound event. Drawing on their knowledge of simple probability to find the probability of more complex outcomes. Students will create a poster, PowerPoint, booklet, or...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Making Compound Probability Simple
This lesson plan asks students to find all the possible outcomes from a compound event. Students will create a powerpoint, booklet, or foldable to demonstrate their understanding of the methods for solving compound events. It also...
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Tree Diagrams and Probability
This lesson plan helps students develop tree diagrams and figure probability of events based on diagrams. Lots of resources are available to support teachers and students at this website.
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 learners at this website.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: S Cp: False Positive Test Results
A certain test for mononucleosis has a 99% chance of correctly diagnosing a patient with mononucleosis and a 5% chance of misdiagnosing a patient who does not have the infection. Suppose the test is given to a group where 1% of the...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 7.sp Rolling Twice
A fair six-sided die is rolled twice. What is the theoretical probability that the first number that comes up is greater than or equal to the second number? Aligns with 7.SP.C.8.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 7.sp Sitting Across From Each Other
Angie, Bridget, Carlos, and Diego are seated at random around a square table, one person to a side. What is the theoretical probability that Angie and Carlos are seated opposite each other? Aligns with 7.SP.C.8.a.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 7.sp Red, Green, or Blue?
This is a lesson plan for a probability game for two people. Aligns with 7.SP.C.8.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Simulations Can You Design an Experiment?
Seventh graders will be able to design and conduct their own simulation to determine the probability of an event.
OER Commons
Oer Commons: Fundamental Counting Principle
Middle schoolers will continue to apply their understanding of compound independent events. They will calculate probabilities and represent sample spaces with visual representations.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 7.sp Waiting Times
Suppose each box of a popular brand of cereal contains a pen as a prize. The pens come in four colors, blue, red, green and yellow. Each color of pen is equally likely to appear in any box of cereal. Design and carry out a simulation to...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: S cp.b.9: Random Walk Iv
This activity, which follows Random Walk III, is intended for instructional purposes only. The goal for young scholars is to understand how to calculate and compare combinatorial symbols. Aligns with S-CP.B.9.