Find Probability StudyJam

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Subject Area

Mathematics

Grade(s)

7

Overview

In this interactive activity, students will be introduced to the concept of probability and led through steps to find the probability of an event occurring. There are teaching activities as well as practice activities available. A handout that reviews the strategies taught during the activity can be printed. After utilizing this resource, the students can complete the short quiz to assess their understanding.

Mathematics (2019) Grade(s): 7

MA19.7.13

Use a number from 0 to 1 to represent the probability of a chance event occurring, explaining that larger numbers indicate greater likelihood of the event occurring, while a number near zero indicates an unlikely event.

UP:MA19.7.13

Vocabulary

  • probability
  • Event
  • Chance
  • likely
  • Unlikely
  • very unlikely
  • very likely
  • Equally likely
  • Impossible
  • Certain

Knowledge

Students know:
  • probability is equal to the ratio of favorable number of outcomes to total possible number of outcomes.
  • As a number for probability increases, so does the likelihood of the event occurring.
  • A probability near 0 indicates an unlikely event.
  • A probability around 1/2 indicates an event that is neither unlikely nor likely.
  • A probability near 1 indicates a likely event.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • approximate the probability of a chance event.
  • Use words like impossible, very unlikely, unlikely, equally likely/unlikely, likely, very likely, and certain to describe the probabilities of events.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • the probability of a chance event is a number between 0 and 1 that expresses the likelihood of the event occurring.
  • An event that is equally likely or equally unlikely has a probability of about 0.5 or ½.
  • The sum of the probabilities of an event and its complement must be 1.
Mathematics (2019) Grade(s): 7 - Grade 7 Accelerated

MA19.7A.29

Use a number between 0 and 1 to represent the probability of a chance event occurring, explaining that larger numbers indicate greater likelihood of the event occurring, while a number near zero indicates an unlikely event. [Grade 7, 13]

UP:MA19.7A.29

Vocabulary

  • probability
  • Event
  • Chance
  • likely
  • Unlikely
  • very unlikely
  • very likely
  • Equally likely
  • Impossible
  • Certain

Knowledge

Students know:
  • probability is equal to the ratio of favorable number of outcomes to total possible number of outcomes.
  • As a number for probability increases, so does the likelihood of the event occurring.
  • A probability near 0 indicates an unlikely event.
  • A probability around 1/2 indicates an event that is neither unlikely nor likely.
  • A probability near 1 indicates a likely event.
  • probability is equal to the ratio of favorable number of outcomes to total possible number of outcomes.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • approximate the probability of a chance event.
  • Use words like impossible, very unlikely, unlikely, equally likely/unlikely, likely, very likely, and certain to describe the probabilities of events.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • the probability of a chance event is a number between 0 and 1 that expresses the likelihood of the event occurring.
  • An event that is equally likely or equally unlikely has a probability of about 0.5 or ½.
  • The sum of the probabilities of an event and its complement must be 1.

CR Resource Type

Interactive/Game

Resource Provider

http://studyjams.scholastic.com/

License Type

Custom

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