tuning into probability

This week in Math we talked about probability.
First up, what is it?
We created an ActivBoard web of all the student's prior knowledge and connections:

I then used The Hat (seriously, it's so great) to create groups of 4, printed these simple activity cards on coloured paper, then put them around the room as stations:

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They stayed at each station for about 5-7 minutes, collecting and recording data on white boards as they went.

Before they switched, I asked them to think of a sentence they could say aloud as a sort of "prediction" (tying into our latest Unit of Inquiry) about the next round of results.

Things like, "I predict that ____," "It is certain/likely/unlikely/impossible that_____", "The most probable thing that could happen would be _____", "Based on the results, I think that _____"

They had a ton of fun!

Afterward, they had a 15-20 minute free-write about their understandings of probability.

It was super engaging and a great way to find out their thoughts.