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- Document Date: June 2004
- Grades PK–3
- Grades 3–8
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Standard 5.0 Knowledge of Probability
Students will use experimental methods or theoretical reasoning to determine probabilities to make predictions or solve problems about events whose outcomes involve random variation.
Topic
A. Sample Space
Indicator
- 1. Identify possible outcomes
Objectives
- Identify possible outcomes that make up the sample space for a given real life situation
- Identify possible outcomes that make up the sample space for a given experiment such as: flipping a coin, spinning a spinner, and rolling a number cube
Topic
B. Theoretical Probability
Indicator
- 1. Identify the probability of one simple event
Objective
- Describe the probability of an event using words
Assessment limit: Use probability terms of more (or most) likely, less (or least) likely, or equally likely
Note: Highlighted assessment limits will be tested in the no calculator section of MSA. In the assessment limit, (0-10) or (-10 to 10) means all numbers in the problem or the answer will fall within the range of 0 to 10 (including endpoints) or -10 to 10 (including endpoints), respectively. All content standards are tested in MSA but not all objectives. Objectives that have an assessment limit are tested on MSA. Objectives without an assessment limit are not tested on MSA.
June 2004
