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Adjustable Spinner	Simulations (Math 7)	Java Applet	Tool	[3]
Students can create a game spinner with one to twelve sectors to look at experimental and theoretical probabilities. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Directable Fire!!	Simulations (Math 7)	Java Applet	Tool	[2]
Students run a simulation of how a fire will spread through a stand of trees, learning about probability and chaos. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Probability and Relative Frequ...	Simulations (Math 7)	Java Applet	Activity	[1]
Online unit that uses spinners, dice, box models, and scenarios to introduce and give students experience with probability. Covered concepts include outcome space, event, relative frequency, relative ... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Plinko Probability	Simulations (Math 7)	Flash	Tool	[1]
Play Plinko and develop your knowledge of statistics. As the Plinko ball falls, it ricochets down a triangular grid of pegs. See the balls random walk through the lattice. Watch the histogram of final... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Stay or Switch? - The Monty Ha...	Simulations (Math 7)	Flash	Tool	[1]
Players choose one of three 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." This site provides a variety of "ex... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Fire!!	Simulations (Math 7)	Java Applet	Tool	[1]
Students run a simulation of how a fire will spread through a stand of trees, learning about probability and chaos. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Spinners	Simulations (Math 7)	Java Applet	Tool	[3]
This virtual manipulative can be used to teach about chance and random choices. you. You may: spin the spinner; name areas of the spinner; change the colors used More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Coin Toss	Simulations (Math 7)	Java Applet	Tool	[3]
Explore probability concepts by simulating repeated coin tosses. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Advanced Monty Hall	Simulations (Math 7)	Java Applet	Tool	[1]
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." More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Random Walk: 1-D	Simulations (Math 7)	Java Applet	Tool	[1]
Students learn about randomness and the mean squared distance and how they are related in this applet about taking a random walk in one dimension (along one axis). More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Coin Toss	Simulations (Math 7)	Java Applet	Tool	[1]
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... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
A Better Fire!	Simulations (Math 7)	Java Applet	Tool	[3]
See the chaos theory played out in forest fire simulations. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Wait for a Date	Simulations (Math 7)	Sketchpad	Activity	[1]
Students use Sketchpad to simulate a probability problem and then calculate a precise probability by reasoning about their model. The link to the activity itself is to a zip file that contains bo... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Chocolate Chip Simulation	Simulations (Math 7)	Java Applet	Tool	[1]
Simulate random placement of any number of chocolate chips on 100 cookies. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
The Birthday Problem	Simulations (Math 7)	Java Applet	Tool	[1]
Simulation of the probability of a group of size n having all different birthdays. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
The Guessing 1-100 Game	Simulations (Math 7)	JavaScript	Tool	[1]
Guess which number the computer picked; this tool records your number of guesses and tells you whether you should guess higher or lower. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Marble Mania!	Simulations (Math 7)	JavaScript	Tool	[1]
This is an interactive activity in which the randomness and probability of marbles being pulled out of a "bag" are calculated automatically and for trials up to 500. In short, students will be able... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
The Random Ball-Picking Machin...	Simulations (Math 7)	Shockwave	Tool	[1]
Predict the likelihood that a colored ball gets randomly selected out of a bowl. Then pull a lever to pick a ball at random, keeping track of which color comes out, and comparing the result with what ... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Coupon Collector Problem	Simulations (Math 7)	Java Applet	Tool	[1]
Simulates drawing from a fixed set, with replacement, until all items of the set are drawn (also known as "cereal box problem"). User may choose from 6-sided die, 42 Mahjong tiles, or 52 playing card... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Replacement and Probability	Simulations (Math 7)	Java Applet	Lesson Plan	[1]
Extends the notion of conditional probability by discussing the effects of replacement on drawing multiple objects. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
The One-Dimensional Random Wal...	Simulations (Math 7)	Java Applet	Activity	[0]
Students learn about randomness, probability, and the bell-shaped curve in this activity based on the Random Walk applet. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
The Two-Dimensional Random Wal...	Simulations (Math 7)	Java Applet	Activity	[0]
Students can learn more about randomness, probability, and the bell-shaped curve with this activity based on the Random Walk in 2-D applet. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Forest Fires and Percolation	Simulations (Math 7)	Java Applet	Activity	[0]
This activity explains and helps students understand probability and chaos by having them work with the Blaze applet. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Guess My Coefficients	Simulations (Math 7)	TI-83/TI-84	Activity	[0]
Step-by-step directions on how to use the Guess My Coefficients App to simulate tossing coins, gather data, and graph the data. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Chase Me Lesson Plan	Simulations (Math 7)	Flash	Lesson Plan	[0]
Students experiment with a dice game to predict outcomes. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
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