Probability Unit

This 14-day unit plan teaches probability to middle school math students. It covers fundamental and advanced concepts of probability, both theoretical and practical.

The plans work for 45-minute classes, and the lessons can be adapted for different time blocks.

What’s included

• Complete lesson plans: 14 days of lessons, including warm-ups, activities, and notes
• Activities such as “Find a Probability,” “Horse Race,” and “Candy Probability”
• Assessments: practice assessments and a final unit assessment
• A variety of other materials: probability coloring pages, quizzes, web activities and PowerPoint review games
• Real-world applications, where students apply probability concepts to real-world situations

Topics covered

Concepts and activities in the unit:

• Probability and Odds activities
• Theoretical and Experimental Probability
• Compound Events and Simulations
• Surveys and Samples
• Measures of Central Tendency
• Box and Whisker Plots

Good to know

This product overlaps with my 7th Grade Probability Unit.

Quick facts

• Grades: 7–8
• CCSS: 7.SP.C.5, 7.SP.C.6, 7.SP.C.7, 7.SP.C.8, 8.SP.A.1, 8.SP.A.2
• Answer key: included

Bundles and related resources

The unit is available in the 7th Grade Math Curriculum Resources Mega Bundle.

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Terms of use

By purchasing this product, you own a license for one teacher only for personal use in their own classroom. Licenses are non-transferable and therefore can not be passed from one teacher to another. If the teacher who purchased this license leaves the classroom or changes schools, the license and materials leave with that teacher. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire team, grade level, school or district without purchasing the correct number of licenses. If you are a coach, principal or district interested in transferable licenses that would accommodate yearly staff changes, please contact me for a transferable license quote at lindsay@beyondtheworksheet.com.

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