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Course, Subject

Algebra II (Next Generation), Math, Science & Technology, Mathematics (NYS P-12 Next Generation)

Virtual Manipulative

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Description

This interactive web-based resource allows the user to explore experimental and theoretical probabilities by changing the area of the colored regions of the circle. When a section is added it reduces the other sections by an equal amount in order to add the new sector. When this occurs, the probability that that particular color will be landed on will change. The parameters of this experiment are adjustable.

Content Provider

The Shodor Foundation is a non-profit research and education organization dedicated to the advancement of science and math education, specifically through the use of modeling and simulation technologies. For more information, please visit www.shodor.org.

Related Academic Standards

New York State

NY-7.SP.8 Find probabilities of compound events using organized lists, sample space tables, tree diagrams, and simulation.

NY-7.SP.8a 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.

NY-7.SP.8b Represent sample spaces for compound events using methods such as organized lists, sample space tables, and tree diagrams. For an event described in everyday language, identify the outcomes in the sample space which compose the event.

NY-7.SP.8c Design and use a simulation to generate frequencies for compound events.

AII.S.CP.4 Interpret two-way frequency tables of data when two categories are associated with each object being classified. Use the two-way table as a sample space to decide if events are independent and calculate conditional probabilities.

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