reSolve: Probability

This sequence of four lessons explores probability in real-world situations, including advertising, games and population sampling. Students calculate probabilities, represent probabilities as fractions, decimals and percentages, perform chance experiments with small and large sample sizes and graph their results, examine the language of probability including the concept of 'luck', and learn about population sampling by conducting their own sampling experiments. Each lesson is outlined in detail including curriculum links, vocabulary, materials needed, sample answers, discussion points and student resources such as spreadsheets. This sequence is part of the reSolve: Mathematics by Inquiry program.

Resource details

Year level

Year 6

Purpose

Teaching resource

Strand

Probability

Topic

Chance and probability

Audience

Teachers

Format

Downloadable resource

Australian Curriculum code

AC9M6P01 AC9M6P02

Numeracy progression

Proportional thinking (P1) Understanding chance (P4)

Publisher

reSolve Maths by Inquiry

Copyright

© Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment 2021. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Keywords

sampling expected frequencies frequency