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Cosy corner
An interactive to determine the probability of balls landing in certain positions in an arrangement. Students can run the experiment in x100 sets to determine the experimental probability of winning. Results are given graph and table formats. Students can then determine the theoretical probability of winning and compare their results. A link to teacher notes and student solutions is included.
- Resource details
- Year level
- Year 8
- Purpose
- Student activities
- Strand
- Probability
- Topic
- Chance and probability
- Audience
- Students
- Format
- Interactive
- Australian Curriculum code
- AC9M8P01
- Numeracy progression
- Understanding chance (P6)
- Publisher
- NRICH
- Copyright
- © 1997-2021 University of Cambridge. Free-for-education material.
- Keywords
- chance experiment (trial)
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