Garbage Can Hoops

This lesson guides students through an experiment to learn about relative frequencies and probability of events occurring. Students discover what happens when repeatedly tossing a paper ball (balled up paper) from:

  • a relatively short distance (5 ft.) from a garbage can;
  • a relatively medium distance (10 ft.) from the garbage can;
  • a relatively long distance (15 ft.) from the garbage can.

Students participate in the experiment and compare their predictions to the experimental outcomes of others. They propose and refine conjectures about relative frequency probability.
Resource ID#: 72331 Type: Lesson Plan
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General Information

Subject(s): Mathematics
Grade Level(s): 7
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Basic Calculators
Instructional Time: 1 Hour(s) 55 Minute(s)
Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes
Keywords: probability, experimental probability, relative frequency, predictions
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  Problem-Solving Task,  Assessment,  Educational Game ,  Data Set,  Formative Assessment,  Student Center Activity,  Model Eliciting Activity (MEA) STEM Lesson
Resource Collection: FCR-STEMLearn Algebra

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