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Probability
This resource guides and supports the explicit teaching of probability, through discussing the meaning of probability terminology; distinguishing between likely outcomes and outcomes that are not equally likely; and expressing probabilities as decimals, fractions and percentages. Accompanying worked examples and solutions are provided. Students can access the resources to clarify their understanding of probability and to work through sample questions.
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| Year level(s) | Year 7 |
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| Audience | Teacher, Student |
| Purpose | Content knowledge, Teaching resource, Teaching strategies |
| Format | Downloadable resources |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Collaborative learning, Explicit teaching, Worked examples |
| Keywords | probability, likely, unlikely outcome, chosen randomly, sample space, favourable outcomes, trial, experiments and events, explicit teaching |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Curriculum connections | Critical and creative thinking, Numeracy, English |
| Strand and focus | Probability, Statistics, Apply understanding, Build understanding |
| Topics | Chance and probability, Decimals, Fractions, Percentage |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M7P01
Identify the sample space for single-stage events; assign probabilities to the outcomes of these events and predict relative frequencies for related events |
| Numeracy progression |
Understanding chance (P5)
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Copyright details |
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| Organisation | AMSI |
| Copyright | © Education Services Australia. Free-for-education material. |
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