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Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: A Bit of a Dicey Problem

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Short website offers a look into the theoretical probability of tossing dice. Several questions related to the throwing of dice are included.
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Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: In a Box

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This probability problem encourages the learner not only to arrive at a solution, but also to defend it.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Don't Compound the Problem

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Students 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 foldable to...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Puzzling Pangaea

For Teachers 6th - 8th
For this lesson students will work collaboratively to research information in order to prove or disprove if a super continent ever existed. Students will create a model of Pangaea to show how their research findings 'connect' in a puzzle...
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Handout
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: The Cereal Box Problem

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A cereal company is offering six different prizes in their boxes. How many boxes would you expect to have to purchase in order to collect all six prizes? Known as the Cereal Box Problem, this question is explored here. A solution is...
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Activity
Hopelink

Hopelink: Teaching Percentages

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students can brush up on percentage skills with this lesson and calculate percentages using the "Percent Tricks method." For students to successfully use this method, they must have the ability to multiply and divide whole numbers.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Sampling and Prediction: Lesson 3

For Students 7th - 8th
This lesson demonstrates how sampling can help predict outcomes. It is 3 of 2 in the series titled "Sampling and Prediction."
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Sampling and Prediction: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson demonstrates how sampling can help predict outcomes. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Sampling and prediction."
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Sampling & Predictions

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson demonstrates how sampling can help predict outcomes.