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A Better Fire!
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Probability of event (Math 6) |
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See the chaos theory played out in forest fire simulations.
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Adjustable Spinner
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Probability of event (Math 6) |
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Students can create a game spinner with one to twelve sectors to look at experimental and theoretical probabilities.
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Adjustable Spinner
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Probability (Math 6) |
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This tool allows users to create their own spinners and examine the outcomes given a specified number of spins. Users learn that experimental probabilities differ according to the characteristics of t...
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Advanced Monty Hall
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Probability of event (Math 6) |
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Students choose one of "n" (where n can be 1-10) doors to experimentally determine the odds of winning the grand prize behind one of the doors, as in the TV program "Let's Make a Deal."
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Ask Dr. Math: FAQ: Introductio...
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Probability (Math 6) |
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An introduction to basic concepts of probability.
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Ask Dr. Math: FAQ: Probability...
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Probability (Math 6) |
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An introduction to the uses of probability in everyday life, including: weather forecasting, flipping coins, batting averages, lightning strikes, and the lottery.
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Ball Mixing Activity: 2 Balls
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Probability of event (Math 6) |
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We have 2 balls--1 red and 1 green. We mix and drop them into a vertical box. What color ball drops first? Use this applet to experiment.
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Box Model
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Probability (Math 6) |
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Using this virtual manipulative you may: add data points to the draw box; simulate random draws from a box; compare actual draws with probability
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Buffon's Needle
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Probability of event (Math 6) |
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Students experiment with a simulation to get an approximation of Pi.
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Cereal Box Problem Simulation
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Probability (Math 6) |
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Java simulation of shopping trips to buy cereal boxes with prizes. Used to determine the expected value of number of trips to get at least one of each type of prize.
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Chaos Dialogue
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Probability of event (Math 6) |
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Introduces the notion of chaos as the breakdown in predictability.
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Chaos is Everywhere Dialogue
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Shows the wide spread use of fractals and chaos in science and nature.
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Chase Me
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Probability (Math 6) |
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Roll two dice and see if the hare can catch the tortoise.
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Chase Me Lesson Plan
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Probability (Math 6) |
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Students experiment with a dice game to predict outcomes.
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Coin Toss
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Probability (Math 6) |
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This activity allows the user to explore experimental probabilities by simulating a coin toss. View coin tosses as a list, table, or ratio, and choose whether to view results cumulatively.
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Coin Toss
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Probability (Math 6) |
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Explore probability concepts by simulating repeated coin tosses.
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Coin Toss
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Probability of event (Math 6) |
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Simulation of a coin toss allowing the user to input the number of flips, thereby exploring experimental and theoretical probabilities. Toss results can be viewed as a list of individual outcomes, rat...
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Crazy Choices Game
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Probability of event (Math 6) |
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Three players play games of chance using dice, cards, spinners or coin tosses, to compare theoretical and experimental probabilities.
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Directable Fire!!
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Probability of event (Math 6) |
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Students run a simulation of how a fire will spread through a stand of trees, learning about probability and chaos.
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Duplicate Birthdays
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Probability (Math 6) |
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This Flash-based simulation randomly generates birthdays and checks for a match. It can repeatedly generate the same number of birthdays to allow, for example, the determination of how large a group ...
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Equally Likely (Fair) Choice D...
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Probability (Math 6) |
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The proper meaning of the term "fair."
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Exploring the Birthday Paradox...
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Probability (Math 6) |
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This lesson plan presents an activity which demonstrates the birthday paradox, using it as a springboard into a unit on probability. Explanation on the difficulty with probability; Use of the TI-83 gr...
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Fire!!
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Probability of event (Math 6) |
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Students run a simulation of how a fire will spread through a stand of trees, learning about probability and chaos.
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Flipacoin.net
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Probability (Math 6) |
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Flip a single coin: choose from 91 virtual coins from 28 different countries.
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Four Door Problem
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Simulation of the Four Door Problem, a variation of the so-called "Monty Hall Problem" with four doors instead of three. The user is presented with four closed doors, behind exactly one of which lies...
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