Tag Archives: probability

Probability words

Get the PowerPoint here. I know, it’s strange that I’ve left this one until last. I did the silly thing of assuming that since I taught a high ability year 7 group, that they’d be ace at this, but they weren’t, which I caught during a quiz during a plenary. I’d made the classic mistake… Read More »

Sample space diagrams

Download the lesson here. Obviously includes the ‘horse race’ game. I did it a bit differently this year. I gave out dice to everyone and a sheet to everyone. I then collated all the results so we could see exactly how many had 7 as their ‘winner’. It worked really well. Especially with a bit… Read More »

Experimental Probability

Download the PowerPoint here. Wrote some questions including some moving between relative frequency and frequency. Discussion. Also a task I’m not sure if I like. I’ve included this at the end. I have run this task a few times and been dissatisfied every time. In my head, I imagine students trying to make the die… Read More »