Flip, Flip, Flip, the Coin
Probability scale
Vocabulary
Counters
red, blue, green and yellow
red, blue, green and yellow
Random
100
How many sides does a coin have?
2
100
What does the probability scale start with?
(number to represent impossible)
0
100
What is probability?
the measure of likelihood or chance
100
Miss Josman has the following four counters:
red, blue, green and yellow
What is the probability of Miss Josman randomly choosing the yellow counter?
1/4, 0.25 or 25%
100
What country is Miss Josman and Mrs O'Reilly from originally?
South Africa
200
What are the two outcomes of flipping a coin?
Heads and Tails
200
What does the probability scale end with?
(Number to represent certain chance)
1 or 100%
200
What are equally likely outcomes?
Outcomes that have an equal chance of occuring
200
Miss Josman has the following four counters:
red, blue, green and yellow
What is Probability of pulling out a green counter?
0 or impossible
200
How many students are in the 7/8G maths class
(on a Monday when everyone is here)
12
300
The probability of getting heads on a coin.
50%, even chance, 1 out of 2
300
What decimal or percentage represents even chance?
0.5 or 50%
300
What is an event?
A collection of outcomes
300
Miss Josman has the following four counters:
red, blue, green and yellow
As a fraction, what is the probability of pulling a blue?
1/4
300
Name these three Disney Characters
Jasmin, Baloo, Tiana
400
What are the possible outcomes if you flip two coins at the same time?
heads and heads
heads and tails
tails and heads
tails and tails
400
On your whiteboard, draw a probability scale and draw an arrow where an unlikely event might be
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400
What is expected frequency?
The amount of times you expect an event to occur
400
Miss Josman has the following four counters:
red, blue, green and yellow
As a percentage or fraction, what is the probability of getting a red or yellow counter?
50% - 1/2
400
How Many months in the year are there?
12
500
What is the probability of getting heads if you flip two coins?
1/4 or 25%
500
On your whiteboard, draw a probability scale and draw an arrow to represent the probability of where the following event would occur:
You will use the toilet at some point in the day
Certain:
500
What is observed frequency?
The amount of times an event actually occurs when you do an experiment
500
Miss Josman has the following four counters:
red, blue, green and yellow
As a fraction what is the probability of selecting a colour that isn't blue?
3/4 (as blue is 1/4)
500
Guess the following Logos: 100 points each and the full 500 if all are correct
Apple, Facebook, Nike, MacDonalds