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This 12 minute narrated, animated PowerPoint presentation makes learning the difference between theoretical probability and experimental or empirical probability fun for students. It is intended for 7th, 8th, or 9th grade Algebra classes. It reviews a few Key terms such as probability, event, sample space, etc. and then concentrates on the famous probability birthday problem or paradox in which given a group of 50 people, 97% will share the same birthday. Three student handouts are included

This Printable lists the 15 top grossing movies of 2012. Students are to create a Box-and-Whisker plot or boxplot of the data. Hopefully they will enjoy reminiscing about movies they have seen in the past. Since there are 15 movies, the data is very easy to work with and no averages are needed. To make the problem more complicated, just eliminate one of the movies. There is an answer key provided for the 15 movies. I hope your students have fun! Thank you for purchasing my product. Please

This printable is a fun spin on the famous probability problem called the Birthday problem or the Birthday paradox in which given 50 people there is a 97% chance that 2 will share the same birthday. It comes with instructions for the teacher and 3 handouts for students. A list of 125 popular celebrities is included along with their birthdays, so all the time consuming work is done for you. This could align with Common Core Statistics and Probability 7.SP.5. It is appropriate for 7th, 8th, 9t

The school year is winding down and your students have worked hard and in need of a fun activity. Since their minds are already thinking of summer activities, why not show them that Math can be fun and create a box-and-whisker plot on Teen favorite summer activities? Besides, it's free. This printable contains 18 favorite activities for teens in the summer. Have your students rank their favorite ten, collect the data (all anonymous) and have them create a box-and-whisker plot or stem-leaf,