Title: Introduction to Probability
Learning Objectives
Level 3
To be able to use basic terms used to describe probability such as ‘certain’, ‘impossible’, 'likely'.
What is the chance of the sun rising tomorrow (even if we don't see it)?
Level 4
To be able to calculate the probability of outcomes of single events and understand that the probability scale runs from 0 to 1.
What is the probability of rolling a odd number of a die?
Level 5
To be able to calculate the probability of an event happening when you know the probability that the event doesn't happen.
What is the probability of picking a red counter from a bag if you know the probability of not picking it is 0.65?
Resources
Level 3
Ten Ticks, 4, 6, page 29 (print for poster)
Level 4
Simple probability examples:
Worded examples:
Level 5
Stick on Maths - Probabilities add to 1
Homework
MyMaths & Videos
Learning Objectives for the next lesson:
Level 5
To be able to calculate the probability of an event happening when you know the probability that the event doesn’t happen and knowing when you cannot use this rule.
What is the probability of picking a red counter from a bag if you know the probability of not picking it is 0.65?
To be able to calculate all the outcomes of two independent events (such as tossing a coin & throwing a dice) and calculate probabilities from lists or tables
What is the probability of throwing a total of 7 on two dice?
