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Virginia Standards of Learning
5th Grade
Probability and Statistics
5.17b The student will predict the probability of outcomes of simple experiments, representing it with fractions or decimals from 0 to 1, and test the prediction

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Lessons (2)

Introduction to the Concept of Probability

Introduces students to simple probability concepts.

Audiences: Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12

Primary Subjects: Discrete, Probability

Related Topics: combinatorics, comparing, counting, events, experimental probability, fractions, geometric probability, intersection, outcomes, percents, probability, probability simulation, random number, sets, statistics, theoretical probability, trials, union, venn diagram

Probability and Geometry

Students learn about how probability can be represented using geometry.

Audiences: Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12

Primary Subjects: Discrete, Geometry, Probability

Related Topics: angles, area, circle graph, circles, counting, decimals, degrees, estimation, events, experimental probability, fair, geometric probability, geometry, length, outcomes, percents, polygon, polyhedra, probability, probability simulation, random number, right angle, spinner, statistics, theoretical probability, volume

Activities (1)

Screenshot of Dice Table
Dice Table

Experiment with the outcome distribution for a roll of two dice by simulating a dice throwing game. Parameters: Which player wins with which total rolled.

Audiences: Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12

Primary Subjects: Discrete, Fractions, Probability

Related Topics: combinatorics, decimals, events, experimental probability, fair, fractions, outcomes, percentages, percents, probability simulation, proportion, random number, statistics, theoretical probability, theoretical value