Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: An in Class Experiment to Estimate Binomial Probabilities
This hands-on activity is appropriate for a lab or discussion section for an introductory statistics class, with 8 to 40 students. Each student performs a binomial experiment and computes a confidence interval for the true binomial...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Statistically Thinking
The object of this project is for students to learn how to find univariate and bivariate statistics for sets of data. Also, the students will be able to determine if two sets of data are linearly correlated and to what degree. The...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Introduction to Probability
This lesson encourages the students to learn about probability within a group setting. It allows them to help each other gain a better understanding of how probability works. It teaches how to compute probability of basic problems and...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Dartboard Probability
In this lesson students will find probability of events presented in a geometric context. This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Other
Link to Learning: Data Management and Probability
Link to Learning is a site popular among Ontario teachers. This collection of sites addresses Data Management and Probability expectations in the Ontario Math curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade 8.
Other
Link to Learning: Data Management and Probability
Link to Learning is a site popular among Ontario teachers. This collection of sites addresses Data Management and Probability expectations in the Ontario Math curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade 8.
Other
Perkins School for the Blind: What Is a Statistical Question?
This is a lesson with a worksheet that defines the key elements of statistical questions.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Ballistic Statistics!
Students will collect examples of various statistical instruments and form an electronic scrapbook. These materials will be gathered from electronic sources in addition to periodicals and other print resources.
Other
Ns Dept. Of Education: Grades 9 12 Atlantic Canada Data Management [Pdf]
Statistics Canada prepared this document for use by teachers in Atlantic Canada. It lists activity resources on the StatsCan website for data management, statistics and probability in the secondary curriculum.
Other
Ns Dept. Of Education: Grades 4 8 Atlantic Canada Data Management [Pdf]
Statistics Canada prepared this document for use by teachers in Atlantic Canada. It lists lesson resources on the StatsCan website for data management, statistics and probability for Grades 4 to 8.
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.
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Stats & Probability Lesson Plans
A collection of elementary lesson plans for the beginning study of statistics. These plans, written by educators, detail the materials needed for the instructional activity and the steps to be followed.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Mathematics Grade 6 Lesson Plans
Utah Education Network :Mathematics Grade 6 Lesson Plans which the topics are statistical questions and probability.
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...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: S Cp Breakfast Before School
On school days, Janelle sometimes eats breakfast and sometimes does not. After studying probability for a few days, Janelle says, "The events 'I eat breakfast' and 'I am late for school' are independent." Explain what this means in terms...
University of Texas at Austin
Mathematics Teks Toolkit: Rolling Races
Students play a game by rolling dice and determining the probability of outcomes of colors.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: It's in the Bag!
It's in the Bag will allow students to explore basic principles of probability. Students will investigation the likelihood of a certain color cube coming out of a bag. Then proceed to write word problems involving the plausible outcomes....
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Traffic Jam Activity Lesson Plan
There are seven stepping stones and six people - three on the left facing the three on the right. How is it possible to have the three on the left end up on the right, and vice versa, while everyone was at all times standing on a stone...
Cyberbee
Adventures of Cyberbee: Graphing
Teacher-directed lesson plan focusing on data analysis, graphing, and probability. Lesson includes a video and engaging spreadsheet activities.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Understanding the Standard Deviation: What Makes It Larger or Smaller?
Students develop a better intuitive understanding of what is meant by variability in statistics. Emphasis is placed on the standard deviation as a measure of variability.
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Statistics Education Web: Bubble Trouble [Pdf]
Use random sampling to formulate, collect, and compare data from two populations. Written by Peter Banwarth of Oregon State University.
PBS
Pbs Mathline: Remove One Lesson Plan [Pdf]
Learners play a game involving chips, dice, and a number line to explore the outcomes of events. Printable lesson.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: S cp.a.1, S cp.a.4, and S cp.b.6: The Titanic 1
On April 15, 1912, the Titanic struck an iceberg and rapidly sank with only 710 of her 2,204 passengers and crew surviving. Data on survival of passengers are summarized in the table below. (Data source:...
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Smile: Smile Program Mathematics Index
This site provides lesson plans for various math topics, including probability, geometry, algebra, trigonometry, patterns, applied math.