Math Curriculum

Level D
Unit: Statistics and Probability
Key Lesson 7.8.3 What Are Probabilities?

Lesson topic: Probability

Instructor Materials

  • Teacher guide
  • Slides
  • Practice Problems resource
  • What’s in the Bag? resource
  • CCRS standard: 7.SP.5, 7.SP.6, 7.SP.7, 7.SP.7a
  • Learning goal: Generalize (orally) the relationship between the probability of an event and the number of possible outcomes in the sample space, for an experiment in which each outcome in the sample space is equally likely. List (in writing) the sample space of a simple chance experiment. Use the sample space to determine the probability of an event, and express it as a fraction, decimal, or percentage.
  • 7.8 Assessment and Practice Problems

Student Materials

Related Lessons

Preparation

If students need additional lessons before this key lesson, use these supplemental lessons.

     

     

     

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