Activities related to 5-8 Probability Standard 2
"model situations by constructing a sample space to determine probabilities;"
| Direct Link to Activity/Page | Description of How Actitvity Meets the NCTM Standards |
| Cereal box problem using TI-83 | Students construct a sample space involving colored pens in cereal boxes: How many boxes does one need to buy to obtain all the different pens? |
| Rock,Paper,Scissors | Objectives include introducing students to probability, having students construct a theoretical tree diagram, and comparting their tree diagram to experimental data. |
| Tootsie Pop Pull | Students construct a sample space for the possible Tootsie Roll Pop flavors they can pull. |
| Do you want to Bet? | Students construct a sample space of possible card hands. |
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