Chance < Back to Data and Chance Chance Stage 1 Junior & Senior Infants Through appropriately playful and engaging learning experiences, children should be able to Stage 2 1st & 2nd Class Through appropriately playful and engaging learning experiences, children should be able to Stage 3 3rd & 4th Class Through appropriately playful and engaging learning experiences, children should be able to Stage 4 Fifth and Sixth class Through appropriately engaging learning experiences, children should be able to describe and test predictability and (un)certainty in events. use probability to make informed decisions and predictions. represent and express probability in different forms. Concepts Events in everyday life involve chance. Some events are more likely to happen than others. If an event is unlikely to happen, it has a low probability. If something is likely to happen, it has a high probability. Expected or predicted outcomes of an event can differ from actual outcomes. Probability can be represented on a scale between 0 – 1. The experimental probability of an event occurring may not always match the theoretical probability. The probability that a specific outcome will occur can be represented as a fraction, decimal or percentage. A sample space contains all possible outcomes of an experiment. Progression Continuum Click on the image to access the progression continuum for the strand unit of 'Chance' Support materials for teachers Chance: Suggestions for children's learning Support material Chance: Suggestions for children's learning Chance: Suggestions for teaching Support material Chance: Suggestions for teaching Chance: Suggestions for key language Support material Chance: Suggestions for key language Chance: Suggestions for learning environment Support material Chance: Suggestions for learning environment Chance: Suggestions for learning at home Support material Chance: Suggestions for learning at home
