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Unit Plan
Intel

Fair Games

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Who said things were fair? The unit introduces probability and its connection to fairness. The class interacts with activities of chance and plays games to relate them to fairness. Groups design a fair game and develop a presentation....
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Assessment
Noyce Foundation

Fair Game?

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
The game should be fair at all costs. The mini-assessment revolves around the ability to use probabilities to determine whether a game is fair. Individuals determine compound events to calculate simple probabilities and make long-run...
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Assessment
Mathematics Assessment Project

Card Game

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Middle schoolers use 10 cards to determine whether the probability that the next card chosen is higher or lower than the previous.
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Mathematics Vision Project

Probability

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Probability, especially conditional probability, can be a slippery concept for young statisticians.  Statements that seem self-evident on the surface often require a daunting amount of calculations to explicate, or turn out to be not so...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Unexpected Answers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of fairness. In this fairness lesson, students play four probability games. Students determine who has the best chance of winning each of the four games. Students discuss which games gave an unfair advantage.
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Mutually Inclusive Events: Card Game

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Find probabilities of pulling cards. Using a Venn diagram, individuals sort five cards along the rules of a game. The pupils calculate compound probabilities using the information from the diagram. Initially, the interactive provides the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Data Analysis and Probability Race to the Finish

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students practice addition facts, record data, and construct a bar graph. In this probability lesson, students participate in a board game in which bicycles move towards a finish line based on players completing addition problems. Dice...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Return to Fred's Fun Factory (with 50 Cents)

For Teachers 7th - 10th Standards
The penny arcade gets the statistics treatment in this fun probability investigation. A non-standard game of chance is described and then the class is set loose to find missing probabilities, determine common outcomes, and evaluate...
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Lesson Plan
Shodor Education Foundation

From Probability to Combinatorics and Number Theory

For Teachers 7th - 10th Standards
What middle schooler does not enjoy an occasional online game? In this instructional activity play, you will find embedded links to an online probability game, and informative pages about how division is used in probability, the concept...
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Interactive
PHET

Plinko Probability

For Students 6th - 11th Standards
It's a good thing the resource dropped into your radar. Young mathematicians use an app that randomly drops balls through a Plinko game and into bins. They compare the distribution to that of an ideal binomial distribution.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Probability Game

For Students 6th - 7th
Sixth and seventh graders complete and play a game that includes determining the probability of events. First, they list their names for each person playing. Then, everyone selects a number and roll the dice 100 times. They place a mark...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Probability: The Study of Chance

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students conduct an experiment, determine if a game is fair, and collect data. They interpret data, then display line graph. They conduct analysis of game for probability.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introduction to the Concept of Probability

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Middle and high schoolers have a clarified definition of probability, they explore about outcomes in probability and how to calculate experimental probability. They use computers to learn about probability.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mathematics of Fair Games

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Pupils examine mathematicians' notion of fairness in games of chance. They work in pairs to perform three different experiments using macaroni and paper bags. They record their results on charts and compare their data.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Countdown Challenge: Probability and You

For Students 7th - 8th
In this probability worksheet, students explain how probability is a part of everyday life by discussing six different scenarios. Afterwards, they draw a picture of probability in their life. This one-page worksheet contains a total of...
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Lesson Plan
Statistics Education Web

The Egg Roulette Game

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Hard boiled or raw? Which egg will you get? A hands-on activity has scholars explore the impact of conditional probability. Based on a skit from the Tonight Show, pupils model the selection of the two types of eggs using beads. They...
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Worksheet
Math Worksheets Land

Probability of Chance Events - Matching Worksheet

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
When choosing items probability can sometimes play a key role. Your mathematicians will explore this probability and how to calculate the values based on the scenario they have. Use this worksheet along with the additional resources...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Fair Games

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
What constitutes a fair game? Scholars learn about fair games and analyze some to see if they are fair. They extend this idea to warranties and other contexts.
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Games of Chance and Expected Value 1

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
There's a strong chance that class members enjoy learning math through engaging games. Scholars analyze games of chance to determine long-term behavior. They learn to calculate expected value to help with this assessment.
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Analyzing Decisions and Strategies Using Probability 1

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Learn how to increase the probability of success. The 19th installment of a 21-part module teaches future mathematicians how to use probability to analyze decisions. They determine strategies to maximize the chances of a desired outcome.
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Lesson Plan
American Statistical Association

What is the Probability of “Pigging Out”

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Learners apply their understanding of luck to a probability experiment. They play a game of Pass the Pigs to determine the probability of a specific outcome. Using analysis for their data, pupils declare the measures of center, dot...
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Assessment
Mathematics Assessment Project

Memory Game

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Middle schoolers must determine probabilities for a memory game in which winning requires matching two of the same cards. They then must determine what happens when more cards are added to the pile.
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

The Difference Between Theoretical Probabilities and Estimated Probabilities

For Teachers 7th Standards
Flip a coin to determine whether the probability of heads is one-half. Pupils use simulated data to find the experimental probability of flipping a coin. Participants compare the long run relative frequency with the known theoretical...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Games of Chance and Expected Value 2

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Use expected values to analyze games of chance. The 15th installment of a 21-part module has young mathematicians looking at different games involving tickets and deciding which would be the best to play. They calculate expected payoffs...

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