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ProbabiliTEE Putt Putt Kit
How likely is any given event to occur? Students find out as they collect data during exciting mini golf probability activities. Begin by placing the carpet in an open area with the ABS frame opposite the putting spot. Students observe their environment and predict the likelihood of putting the ball into each of five different-sized holes in the frame. After completing multiple attempts and documenting results, students determine the frequency of success and answer questions about how the number and size of each hole affects the probability of the ball entering it. Older students also discuss between theoretical and experimental probability and observe differences between the two as their hypotheses are put to the test in the real world. Durable tee carpet resists fraying and includes rubber backing to prevent sliding during use.
Kit includes 1 frame (28"L x 12"W x 4"H, 1 lb), 1 carpet (60"L x 27-3/4"W, 6 lb), 6 golf clubs (27"L), 6 golf balls (2-1/2" dia), and lesson direction. The included lesson direction for grades K-4 and 5-8 details setup instructions, activities by grade level, learning objectives, and teaching suggestions to expand lessons. Recommended for Elementary and up.
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Common Core Math Standards*:
- CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.B.4: Generate measurement data by measuring lengths using rulers marked with halves and fourths of an inch. Show the data by making a line plot, where the horizontal scale is marked off in appropriate units.
- CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.NF.A.1: Understand a fraction 1/b as the quantity formed by 1 part when a whole is partitioned into b equal parts.
- CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.NF.A.3: Explain equivalence of fractions in special cases, and compare fractions by reasoning about their size.
- CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.MD.B.4: Make a line plot to display a data set of measurements in fractions of a unit (1/2, 1/4, 1/8). Use operations on fractions for this grade to solve problems involving information presented in line plots.
- CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.MD.B.2: Make a line plot to display a data set of measurements in fractions of a unit (1/2, 1/4, 1/8). Use operations on fractions for this grade to solve problems involving information presented in line plots.
- CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.SP.A.1: Recognize a statistical question as one that anticipates variability in the data related to the question and accounts for it in the answers.
- CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.SP.B.4: Display numerical data in plots on a number line, including dot plots, histograms, and box plots.
- CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.SP.B.5: Summarize numerical data sets in relation to their context, such as by:
- Reporting the number of observations.
- Describing the nature of the attribute under investigation, including how it was measured.
- Giving quantitative measures of center (median and/or mean) and variability (interquartile range and/or mean absolute deviation).
- Describing any overall pattern and any striking deviations from the overall pattern with reference to the context in which the data were gathered.
- CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.SP.C.5: Understand that the probability of a chance event is a number between 0 and 1 that expresses the likelihood of the event occurring.
- CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.SP.C.6: Approximate the probability of a chance event by collecting data and using relative frequencies.
- CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.SP.C.7: Develop a probability model and use it to find probabilities of events, comparing experimental and theoretical probabilities.
- CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.SP.C.8: Find probabilities of compound events using organized lists, tables, tree diagrams, and simulations.
- CCSS.Math.Content.8.SP.A.1: Construct and interpret scatter plots for bivariate measurement data to investigate patterns of association between two quantities.
*National Governors Association Center for Best Practices & Council of Chief State School Officers. (2010). Common Core State Standards. Washington, DC: Authors.