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Boxing Up

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A lesson plan for grade 6 Mathematics

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In this lesson from Illuminations, students explore the relationship between theoretical and experimental probabilities. They use an interactive “box model” that allows them to simulate standard probability experiments such as flipping a coin or rolling a die.

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Mathematics (2004)

Grade 6

  • Goal 4: Data Analysis and Probability - The learner will understand and determine probabilities.
    • Objective 4.04: Determine and compare experimental and theoretical probabilities for simple and compound events.
    • Objective 4.05: Determine and compare experimental and theoretical probabilities for independent and dependent events.