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Probability Vocabulary Exploration

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Probability Vocabulary Exploration

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📚 Part 1: Understanding Probability Words

1. Match each probability word to its meaning by drawing a line:
Certain
Likely
Unlikely
Impossible
Will definitely happen
Probably won't happen
Can never happen
Will probably happen
2. Circle the correct probability word for each event:

The sun will rise tomorrow morning:

Certain

Likely

Unlikely

Impossible

A dog will learn to fly without help:

Certain

Likely

Unlikely

Impossible

It will rain somewhere in New Zealand this week:

Certain

Likely

Unlikely

Impossible

✏️ Part 2: Everyday Chance Events

3. Fill in the blanks using: certain, likely, unlikely, or impossible

a) Getting heads when you flip a coin is ______________.

b) A year having 13 months is ______________.

c) Eating lunch today is ______________.

d) Seeing a live dinosaur at the zoo is ______________.

4. Think of your own examples. Write one event for each probability word:

Certain: _________________________________________________

Likely: _________________________________________________

Unlikely: _________________________________________________

Impossible: _________________________________________________

5. Explain your thinking: Why is it likely (but not certain) that you will watch TV this weekend?

🎯 Part 3: Bag of Counters Challenge

6. Imagine a bag with 8 red counters, 2 blue counters, and 1 yellow counter. What is the chance of picking each colour?

Red counter: _________________ (certain/likely/unlikely/impossible)

Blue counter: _________________ (certain/likely/unlikely/impossible)

Yellow counter: _________________ (certain/likely/unlikely/impossible)

Green counter: _________________ (certain/likely/unlikely/impossible)

7. Extension Challenge: If you wanted to make picking a blue counter likely instead of unlikely, how would you change the bag?

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