Seventh Grade Probability 1 - Introduction and the Simple Event Powerpoint Lesson is powerful when used as direct instruction in the classroom, on-line, or individually. It explains the difference between the theoretical and experimental and gives examples of problems in both. The simple event is stressed the most in this lesson along with using the scale of probability to predict the likelihood of an event happening. There are 22 effective teaching strategies based on research in this lesson. For best results, students should have white boards and dry erase markers. Included in this powerpoint lesson are the following:

• title slide
• focus slide
• objectives
  • Students will be able to describe the probability of a chance event using a fraction, ratio or percent.
  • Students will find the likelihood of a chance event happening using a scale from 0 to 1.
  • Students will find the likelihood of a chance event happening using a scale from 0 to 1.
• essential question
  • How can I find the probability of a simple event?
• vocabulary development
• concept development
• step-by-step demonstration on how to find the probability of a simple event
• checking for understanding
• problem solving with a word problem
• reward slide

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