Probability activities can be very hands-on and engaging for students. Because children have a real sense of what is fair, probability can help them when they are playing games with dice and chance. This can also give them some real life connections. The visual representation of graphing their data can help many students better understand the concepts of probability. Working in groups can help students learn different strategies and points of views from their classmates.
Probability is used everyday to help make decisions.
Students will have basic data analysis skills from a previous unit. They will know how to collect data and record it on a graph. Depending on the level of the students, pictures can be substituted for writing in most of the activities. Use language such as what are the chances of, the probability of, the likelihood of. There will be 2 green chips and 6 blue chips in each bag.-Students will pick a chip from the bag and record its colour, then return it to the bag.