Math Curriculum
Level D
Unit: Statistics and Probability
Key Lesson 7.8.4 Estimating Probabilities Through Repeated Experiments
Lesson topic: Estimating probability and making predictions
Instructor Materials
- Teacher guide
- Slides
- Practice Problems resource
- CCRS standard: 7.SP.5, 7.SP.6, 7.SP.7, 7.SP.7b
- Learning goal: Describe (orally and in writing) patterns observed on a table or graph that shows the relative frequency for a repeated experiment. Generalize (orally) that the cumulative relative frequency approaches the probability of the event as an experiment is repeated many times. Generate possible results that would or would not be surprising for a repeated experiment, and justify (orally) the reasoning.
- 7.8 Assessment and Practice Problems
Student Materials
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