Interactivate: Standard Expectation

6 items total

Organization: Virginia Standards of Learning
Grade Band: 4th Grade
Standard Goal: Probability and Statistics

Determine the probability of a given simple event, using concrete materials.

Probability	Lesson: Students learn about probability by predicting the outcome of planned experiments and playing racing games.
Introduction to the Concept of Probability	Lesson: Introduces students to simple probability concepts.
Adjustable Spinner	Activity: Create a game spinner with variable sized sectors to look at experimental and theoretical probabilities. Parameters: Sizes of sectors, number of sectors, number of trials.
Crazy Choices Game	Activity: Compare theoretical and experimental probabilities, using dice, cards, spinners, or coin tosses. Three different probabilities can be compared at once. Parameters: Type of probabilities, number of trials.
Dice Table	Activity: 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.
Spinner	Activity: Create a game spinner with one to twelve sectors to look at experimental and theoretical probabilities. Parameters: Number of sectors, number of trials.