FIRST YEAR PROBABILITY – INTERNET RESOURCES

Resources required for this chapter:

COINS; DICE; SPINNER – [spinner available online at www.folensonline.ie for Ch.3]; BAGS (or URNS) OF MARBLES (or other objects)

REFERENCE TO COMMONLY KNOWN ‘CHOICE’ GAMES:

E.G. ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS; …..

Internet resources:

1. Student disc Junior Cert (online) :

Worksheet: http://www.projectmaths.ie/students/cd-strand1and2/docs3/Fundamental-Principle-of-Counting-worksheet.pdf

2. Spin the spinner (virtual manipulative ) http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_186_g_2_t_5.html?open=activities&from=category_g_2_t_5.html

– ref. Through : http://www.projectmaths.ie/teachers/strand1-junior.asp [Related Links]

3. Interactive Student Disc

4. Teaching and Learning Plans: (5 for Probability):

http://www.projectmaths.ie/teachers/strand1-junior.asp

5. Supplementary Material for Teachers: Powerpoint presentation on the Fundamental Principle of counting: http://www.projectmaths.ie/teachers/stran

d1-junior.asp

6. Teachers Handbook: Probability and Counting: Lessons 1 to 15: Note the compulsory lessons for Higher Level:

http://www.projectmaths.ie/documents/teachers/jc_strand1_handbook.pdf