Probability

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What Do You Know About Probability? (2)

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

1 out of 3

What are the likelihoods of different events when you roll a dice?
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Tools for Thinking About Probability

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

1 out of 3

Can you design your own probability scale?
How do you describe the different parts?
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Chance Combinations

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

1 out of 3

Can you design a bingo board that gives you the best chance of winning?
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What's the Point of Squash?

Age

14 to 18

Challenge level

1 out of 3

Under which circumstances would you choose to play to 10 points in a game of squash which is currently tied at 8-all?
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Genetics

Age

14 to 16

Challenge level

1 out of 3

A problem about genetics and the transmission of disease.
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Taking Chances

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

2 out of 3

This article, for students and teachers, is mainly about probability, the mathematical way of looking at random chance and is a shorter version of Taking Chances Extended.
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Can't Find a Coin?

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

2 out of 3

Can you generate a set of random results? Can you fool the random simulator?
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Heavy Hydrocarbons

Age

14 to 18

Challenge level

2 out of 3

Explore the distribution of molecular masses for various hydrocarbons
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Molecular Sequencer

Age

14 to 18

Challenge level

2 out of 3

Investigate the molecular masses in this sequence of molecules and deduce which molecule has been analysed in the mass spectrometer.
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Peas in a Pod

Age

14 to 16

Challenge level

2 out of 3

What is the chance this pea plant will look like its parents?