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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Whirlybirds [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Predict and determine the frequency of an event and measure to the nearest centimeter while constructing whirlybirds in a simulation of a parachute jump competition.
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Interactive
McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill Education: Glencoe: Statistics and Probability: Luck of the Draw

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Instructions for creating and playing a simple card game through which students can practice calculating the interquartile range from a set of numbers.
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Handout
Harvard University

Substitution Matrices: Harvard University

For Students 9th - 10th
Substitution matrices can be used to align two protein sequences.
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Handout
University of Georgia

University of Georgia: Inter Math: Dependent Events

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site gives a description of dependent events along with an example. Be sure to follow the links to related terms, everyday examples, challenging problems, more information, and the interactive check point involving dependent events...
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Lesson Plan
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Discrete Mathematics Project: What're the Odds?

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This is an activity that may be instructive when trying to learn the concept of "odds" and how they are found.
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Unit Plan
University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: History of the Matrix

For Students 9th - 10th
This educational site from the University of St. Andrews contains information regarding the origins of the matrix. Some samples of the types of matrices used back in the earlier days are provided.
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Interactive
Duke University

Duke University: Web Feats Ii: Lessons on Regression at Hessian

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site has several lessons on regression, "Designed to help students visualize topics associated with lines of regression, given a set of data points." Go to the teacher notes to find the objectives and standards which apply.
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Website
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: World's Most Extensive Mathematics Resource

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
MathWorld provides a huge mathematics encyclopedia detailing the concepts of geometry, algebra, calculus, discrete math, number theory, and other math topics--complete with formulas, diagrams, examples, and references for thorough...
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Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Music Center: Mixed Problem Solving

For Students 5th - 6th Standards
Help Dracco the drummer with solving different fun math problems.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Dependent and Independent Events

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Determine if two events are dependent or independent. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Cannibal Critters and Cannibal Critters Cont.

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will explore probability and statistics using predictions and histograms. Theoretical and experimental probability will also be examined.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: The Odds on Favorite

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson introduces students to the odds ratio, a method in statistics for determining if the findings of two groups are statistically significant to each other. Students will find...
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eBook
Math Planet

Math Planet: The Mean, the Median, and the Mode

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
Gain an understanding of how to find the mean, median and mode by viewing examples and a video lesson. [2:22]
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eBook
Math Planet

Math Planet: Combinations and Permutations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Gain an understanding of combinations and permutations by viewing an example and a video lesson. [1:15]
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eBook
Math Planet

Math Planet: Pre Algebra: Finding the Odds

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover how to find the odds or chance of an event occurring by taking a look at an example and a video lesson.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Sabermetrics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson introduced students to lesser-known statistical analyses. The focus of this lesson is sabermetrics, a statistical procedure used to measure a baseball player's worth or the...