Mathematics Year 5 Probability Probability (Chance)

List the possible outcomes of chance experiments involving equally likely outcomes and compare to those which are not equally likely

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18 resources

  • Unit Plan Year: 3 4 5 6

    STEAM Unit: Game Theories

    This presentation introduces our students to basic probability, including how to calculate it and represent it as a fraction, to John Nash’s...

  • Unit Plan Year: 5

    Maths Unit: Probability

    This unit plan was written to move students from describing chance through words, to calculating probability with numbers through a presenta...

  • Presentation Year: 3 4 5 6

    Game Theories - Presentation

    This STEM activity is an introduction to strategic thinking for students, while at the same time, it consolidates their understanding of dat...

  • Presentation Year: 5

    Understanding Chance - Presentation

    This presentation introduces students to how probability can be described mathematically using fractions. The presentation will walk your st...

  • Presentation Year: 3 4 5 6

    Farkle Dice Game Instructions

    This presentation will teach your students how to play Farkle, a fun and energetic probability dice game. The game takes only a couple of mi...

  • Resource Year: 3 4 5 6

    The Pirate Prison Problem Game

    In this game, students (playing the part of pirate captains) have to develop a strategy using the probability of 2 dice, to free their pirat...

  • Resource Year: 4 5 6

    Probability Stations

    Probability stations is a team game for students to put their probability knowledge to the test. They travel to a set of stations and answer...

  • Resource Year: 5

    Probability Quiz

    This quiz will help you check your students’ understanding and serve as a good summative assessment piece for Year 5 probability. It can als...

  • Resource Year: 5 6

    Counting Combinations

    Many of the probability games we play involve the probability of two dice, which is a concept that students can sometimes struggle with. Thi...

  • Resource Year: 5

    Spinner Winner

    In this worksheet, students colour spinners to reflect a set of probabilities. They get more difficult as they progress and will involve som...

  • Resource Year: 5 6

    Playing Card Probability

    Though students focus on equally likely outcomes in Year 5, this worksheet shows them that there can be multiple equally likely outcomes tha...

  • Resource Year: 5

    A Range of Probabilities

    This worksheet helps students understand how probability can be visualised on a continuum between 0 (impossible) and 1(certain). This is an...

  • Resource Year: 5 6

    Probability as a Fraction

    This worksheet helps students consolidate their understanding of how to form fractions to describe mathematical probability. This resource...

  • Resource Year: 5

    Chance Review

    This worksheet is designed to both refresh students on the year 3 chance concepts and serve as a piece of formative assessment for you at th...

  • Resource Year: 5

    Probability as Number - Student Reference Card

    This card was designed to be a personal reference for your students, walking them through how to create a fraction to represent a mathematic...

  • Resource Year: 3 4 5 6

    Farkle Dice Game Score Sheet

    This is the score sheet for Farkle a fun and energetic probability dice game. The game takes only a couple of minutes to learn, but be warne...

  • Resource Year: 4 5 6

    Probability Match Game

    This game helps Year 6 students practise converting probabilities into fractions, decimals and percentages. Players take turns rolling dice,...

  • Resource Year: 2 3 4 5 +1

    River Race

    River Race is a game designed to teach students about chance through rolling a pair of dice. Students discover the probability of different...

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