Drawing pin probability experiment

Last updated: 15/11/2023
Contributor: Claire Woodhouse
Drawing pin probability experiment
Main Subject
Key stage
Category
Statistics and probability: Probability
Resource type
Student activity
Full instructions for and questions about an experiment to find the probability of a drawing pin landing point side up. Students first predict the probability, run the experiment, calculate the relative frequencies and evaluate the experiment.

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This is an activity that I can use as an enrichment task for individual students. We can then combine the results and get class data and compare data between students.

11/08/2017

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This is an activity that I can use as an enrichment task for individual students. We can then combine the results and get class data and compare data between students.

11/08/2017

5

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