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PROFESSIONAL COMMENTARY

By flipping coins, pulling marbles out of a bag, and playing with an online applet, students develop a basic understanding of probabilities, how they are determined, and how the outcome of an experiment can be affected by the number of times it is conducted. This lesson supports the development of scientific and mathematical processes such as data collection, representation, and analysis. Activity sheets, recording sheets, discussion questions, suggestions for assessment, and lesson extensions are included. (author/ts/sw)

TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION
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OHIO STANDARDS
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Mathematics Academic Content Standards
Data Analysis and Probability Standard
Science Academic Content Standards
Scientific Inquiry
Scientific Ways of Knowing
NATIONAL STANDARDS
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Principles and Standards for School Mathematics
Data Analysis and Probability Standard
National Science Education Standards
Science as Inquiry
RESOURCE TYPE
Instructional Resource
PRACTICE LEVEL
Promising Practice
STANDARDS ALIGNMENT
Grades 3–5
TOPICS
Mathematics --
Probability;
Statistics;
Data display;
Technology;

Science --
Science and Inquiry;
FOUND IN
KEYWORDS
scientific experiment;
data collection;
data analysis;
applet;
experimental probability
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science