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Distance Learning: M&M Dependent Probability Activity
Distance Learning: M&M Dependent Probability Activity
Distance Learning: M&M Dependent Probability Activity
Distance Learning: M&M Dependent Probability Activity
Distance Learning: M&M Dependent Probability Activity
Distance Learning: M&M Dependent Probability Activity
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I use this activity as an opening activity to dependent probability. I fill bathroom cups with 20-30 M&M's and then let the students work as pairs through the sheet. You could also get the small snack bags of M&M's and just hand those out.

The first section asks for a guess of the probability for each color. The second section analyzes the probability of the candies in the cup (or bag). As students complete their color totals, we record them on the board to compare the diversity.

The back of the worksheet has students remove candies to find new probabilities for different colors and compare those to the original probabilities. The idea is they realize that the probability will usually go up as candies are removed.

There is also a digital version via Google Slides. Each section, including the class data chart, is on a different slide. There are text boxes for students to use as they answer the questions. Directions are located in the notes section of each slide. You can even use this for virtual learning if you can get the candies to your students!

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Distance Learning: M&M Dependent Probability Activity

Rated 5 out of 5, based on 7 reviews
5.0 (7 ratings)
Sunshine Math
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$2.00

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7th - 9th
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Teaching Duration
45 minutes

Description

I use this activity as an opening activity to dependent probability. I fill bathroom cups with 20-30 M&M's and then let the students work as pairs through the sheet. You could also get the small snack bags of M&M's and just hand those out.

The first section asks for a guess of the probability for each color. The second section analyzes the probability of the candies in the cup (or bag). As students complete their color totals, we record them on the board to compare the diversity.

The back of the worksheet has students remove candies to find new probabilities for different colors and compare those to the original probabilities. The idea is they realize that the probability will usually go up as candies are removed.

There is also a digital version via Google Slides. Each section, including the class data chart, is on a different slide. There are text boxes for students to use as they answer the questions. Directions are located in the notes section of each slide. You can even use this for virtual learning if you can get the candies to your students!

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Rated 5 out of 5, based on 7 reviews
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Rated 5 out of 5
July 11, 2019
Sixth grade students loved this.
Joel H.
276 reviews
Rated 5 out of 5
March 3, 2019
The students loved this activity!
Melissa D.
125 reviews
Rated 4.92 out of 5
February 13, 2019
I did this activity with my self-contained math group. I loved the activity and they were engaged with working with m&m's. However, I would suggest making sure each student has the same amount of m&m's, and use a round number like 20,25,50 so that determining the fractions are doable. More advanced students may not have an issue with more complex conversions but that was just something I observed with my kids! Loved it though!
Tabitha V.
9 reviews
Rated 5 out of 5
September 12, 2018
My students loved this!
132 reviews
Rated 5 out of 5
September 19, 2017
Thanks!
Eileen D.
403 reviews
Rated 5 out of 5
August 22, 2015
Great!
Helene T.
76 reviews
Rated 5 out of 5
May 4, 2014
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Standards

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Find probabilities of compound events using organized lists, tables, tree diagrams, and simulation.
Understand that, just as with simple events, the probability of a compound event is the fraction of outcomes in the sample space for which the compound event occurs.
Represent sample spaces for compound events using methods such as organized lists, tables and tree diagrams. For an event described in everyday language (e.g., “rolling double sixes”), identify the outcomes in the sample space which compose the event.
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