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Probability
This collection of resources is produced by the Core Maths Support Programme to support the implementation of Core Maths. The collection contains a range of activities all designed to enable students to use and apply probability in unfamiliar contexts.
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Probability: Special Dice
In this activity students explore the probability involved in a particular game involving some special dice. The aim is to explain the reasons behind their findings when playing the game using some straightforward mathematics. Students are required to be familiar with...
Russian Fable
This resource is based on a Russian fable about deciding which girls from the village should be married. The aim of this resource is to allow students to meet a different type of problem involving listing of possible outcomes. Once outcomes are listed the probabilities...
Spread of disease
This Core Maths resource enables students to explore various models of the spread of disease.
The presentation has links to instructions for three activities:
- a practical investigation using a die and counters to model...
The secret of winning
In this Core Maths activity students are invited to explore a range of casino based games to understand the probability, and likelihood of winning, when gambling.
The secret of winning: Teacher Guide
This teacher guidance introduces the reasoning behind the task, features of the...