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Part of a mathematics series for secondary schools.

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Probability Mystery

This resource, written by Shirley Fall, has fourteen cards with statements about the likelihood of six different runners winning a race. Students are tasked with using the statements on the cards to determine who is most likely to win the race, with what probability, and in what sequence they would expect the...

Probability of One Event

This MEP resource from CIMT is taken from text book 7B which covers the mathematics scheme of work for the second half of year 7. Probability of one amount covers an introduction to probability, calculating the probability of a single event, relative frequency, complimentary events, estimating the number of...

This activity pack contains activity cards, teachers' notes, master cards and game boards on the topic of probability.

These simple plastic spinners turn very freely and are a useful resource when asking children to design their own probability experiments. Includes teachers notes.

The theory of probability - the mathematics of uncertainty. Some applications of probability to statistical theory. An understanding of the equivalent of...

Probability – Does It Clarify or Confuse?

This activity is produced by the Maths Magic project. Probability – Does It Clarify or Confuse? provides examples and ideas for discussing situations where probability helps in decision making, and situations where the mathematics of probability is counter intuitive. This activity allows learners to interrogate...

Probability: Balls in a Box

The presentation presents a box containing m white balls and n black balls. Students are asked to explore the probability that if two balls are chosen consecutively, without replacement, the two balls are the same colour. A spreadsheet simulating the situation is provided to enable students to experiment. The...

Probability: Biased Coins

This excel program illustrates the effect of introducing bias when throwing coins.

The first interactive excel sheet simulates the outcome of throwing a coin ten times. The probability of each outcome is plotted and...