Math by All Means: Probability, Grades 1-2Probability, Grades 1-2 shows teachers how to help children learn basic probability concepts. The unit presents a variety of games and investigations that engage students in making predictions, collecting data, and analyzing results. Using dice, cards, and spinners, they learn what makes a game fair or unfair and that some games are based on chance, some on strategy, and some on both. Students also have opportunities to develop number sense and computational skills. |
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