Goldie’s Unit 4 - Probability and Random Variables - Projects & Activities for AP® Statistics

AP® Statistics Unit 4 – Probability, Random Variables, and Probability Distributions

Projects and Activities

Welcome! There are 8 activities/projects in this resource. All of the resources are 100% editable, to modify to fit your classroom needs. The zip folder includes the Word (or PowerPoint) document. The PDF versions are included for your convenience and answer keys and rubrics are included where appropriate.

Introduction to Probability Activity

• This is an activity I do before we start notes for the Unit. I introduce a game called “beat the teacher” and you run through a simulation with the students to see if it is a fair game to play. Students are introduced to the basic probability formula, as well as empirical and theoretical probability terms.

Unit 4 Circuit

• This is a review worksheet in a “circuit style” review. Students work through 14 problems on basic probability rules and conditional probability.

Simulations Activity

• This activity allows students to practice the four step process while performing 3 simulations.

Simulations and the Binomial

• Students explore conducting a simulation to answer a question and are met with the limitations of conducting simulations. The solution? The Binomial Random Variable!

Permutations and Combinations Lesson

• This is an additional lesson you can use to teach the counting principle, combinations, and permutations. There is a set of notes and a homework assignment (this material is NOT covered on the AP exam).

The Poisson Distribution Lesson

• This is an additional lesson you can use to teach about the Poisson Distribution. There is a set of notes and a homework assignment (this material is NOT covered on the AP exam).

The Binomial Distribution of Blue Activity

• Students get hands on with M&Ms to compare the theoretical probabilities obtained with the binomial formulas to the empirical probabilities obtained in a bag of M&Ms.

Make Your Own Casino Project

• Students create 3 games of chance to practice developing a probability distribution: one where the player wins, the house wins, and one where the game breaks even. (Example report and rubric included)

Introduction to the Binomial

• Students will take a quiz in Chinese (to simulate randomly guessing T/F on a quiz), find the probabilities of getting the questions correct, and then see how we can fit a probability distribution (aka, the binomial) to the data.

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If you are interested in this resource, as well as my guided notes, homework, assessments, and pacing guide, check out the following:

Unit 4 – Probability, Random Variables, and Probability Distributions Unit Plans

Or, if you are interested in purchasing my full curriculum, check out:

Goldie's FULL CURRICULUM for AP® Statistics

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Here are the links to the individual Unit Projects and Activities:

Unit 1 – Exploring One Variable Data Projects and Activities

Unit 2 – Exploring Two Variable Data Projects and Activities

Unit 3 – Collecting Data Projects and Activities

Unit 4 – Probability, Random Variables, and Probability Distributions Projects and Activities

Unit 5 – Sampling Distributions Projects and Activities

Unit 6 – Inference for Categorical Data Proportions Projects and Activities

Unit 7 – Inference for Quantitative Data Means Projects and Activities

Unit 8 – Inference for Categorical Data Chi-Square Projects and Activities

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Goldie's AP Statistics Projects and Activities Bundle

Goldie's FULL CURRICULUM for AP Statistics

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