Probability is a difficult math concept to teach your
students. They can quickly become lost and confused. When it comes to teaching
these concepts simple is best. It is also very important to keep the lesson
fun. Your students will relate to a game. Today the internet has so many
resources for teachers to use to aid them in the classroom. Take advantage of
these resources and have fun!
So what exactly is Probability? Probability is the chance
that something will happen. So a great way to introduce this is money. Everyone
relates to money and when a coin is tossed there are only two possible
outcomes. Those two options are heads or tails. Therefore we can determine that
the probability of landing on heads is one half. The probability of landing on
tails is one half.
Check out this awesome video of a teacher teaching these
concepts with candy
Resources: mathgoodies.com
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