Mathematics / Year 4 / Statistics and Probability / Chance

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Describe possible everyday events and order their chances of occurring (ACMSP092)

Elaborations
  • using lists of events familiar to students and ordering them from ‘least likely’ to ‘most likely’ to occur
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
  • Numeracy Numeracy
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and creative thinking
ScOT terms

Likelihood

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Introducing chance - Years 2 to 4

  • TLF-IDR10725

This collection of ten learning objects introduces chance - the likelihood of an event occurring - mostly in qualitative terms. Objects in the first category, theoretical or random chance, emphasise the difference between experimental and theoretical probability. Objects in the second category, spinners, utilise frequency ...

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The vile vendor: go figure

  • TLF-IDL211

This tutorial is suitable for use with a screen reader. It explains how the use of simple words can describe the likelihood of everyday events. How likely is an event: certain, likely, equal chance, unlikely or certainly not? Answer some sample questions using these words and then build your own examples. This learning ...

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Always, sometimes, never

  • TLF-IDM014008

This is a web resource that includes four student activities focusing on chance and the language associated with chance events, accompanied by activity sheets and a detailed teacher guide for each activity. The activities cover words associated with chance and likelihood, fairness, luck and superstitions, and ordering chance ...

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The vile vendor: best guess

  • TLF-IDL168

Use a vending machine to get a vile-flavoured drink such as cabbage, smelly sock or rusty nail. The machine serves a can of drink randomly from four slots. Guess which drink flavour is most likely to be served. Make several guesses and then check your results from the random sample. Work out the likelihood of an event in ...

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Mixed-Up Maths

  • TLF-IDM019368

Join our host, Ed, as he finds himself in all types of situations where only his knowledge of Maths can help him. From saving the planet from Aliens, to creating a superhero that can stop a strawberry milkshake tidal wave. From searching for buried treasure, to jumping like a daredevil, or planning the greatest circus party ...

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Probability and pancakes

  • TLF-IDM017770

This is an integrated unit of work around the Kenyan village tale, 'Mama Panya's Pancakes'. Intended for years 3 and 4 and written from a global education perspective, the resource consists of five single- or multi-lesson activities, titled: Possibly, possibly not; Mama Panya's Pancakes; Mapping the journey; How much and ...

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