Activity Overview
Students use spinners, dice and cards to simulate probability events. A sample space is collected the probabilities estimated using both fractions and percentage.
Objectives
Assign probabilities to the outcomes of events and determine probabilities for events - ACMSP168
Vocabulary
Likely, unlikely, impossible, certain, expected,
About the Lesson
Students experiment with cards, spinners and dice to generate a sample space for each event. The outcomes are used to estimate the probability as a fraction and then converted to a percentage.
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