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Probability and immunity

Subject(s): Maths

Resources included: Educator notes, Presentation slides

Time: 60 minutes

In this lesson, students will explore probability through the lens of vaccines and immunity. They will use judgement to make predictions about events, use a probability scale to assign numerical values to these judgements, practise converting values between fractions, decimals and percentages, predict the outcome of planned experiments, and create an experimental model to calculate probabilities around a virus in a given population.

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Probability and immunity educator notes

Activity type: Educator notes

Equipment: Per two students: Calculator, 2x dice, coloured counters (50x green, 50x red, 50x blue), paper, pencils, ruler

Time: 60 minutes

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Probability and immunity presentation slides

Activity type: Presentation slides

Equipment: As above

Time: 60 minutes

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