You wouldn't want to do Barbara Freeman's activity, "Hands-on radioactivity!" with real radioactive molecules, but her cube model will allow you to explore radioactive decay. En route you'll learn about "expected values" in probability, and think about fractions, exponents and order of operations. Participants will discuss how to best utilize this activity at their grade level, and will take home
cubes for the model and a "teachers guide" for the lesson.

During your session with Tanya Ghattas, you will discover that the "Probability Pigs" just don't act like you think they PROBABLY should! She will show you some activities that help children see that they should test their hypotheses. Come learn about teaching chance and some of the many ways we fool ourselves about chance.

In Sandy Kravovec's session titled "Samples and Game Shows," you will learn how to deal with "Monte's Dilemma." This session will involve an activity geared towards upper elementary and middle school students, that teaches how to understand sample size, experiemental versus probability, and historgrams.

"Raindrops, Raisins and Reality," Linda Samek's session, will show you that children love to experiment and make predictions about the future. The activities in this session will provide you with an introduction to inferential statistics: experimentation, data collection and display, and how to use what you'll learn to make informed decisions about the unknown. She will provide you with hands-on, interactive classroom experiences that will engage both you and your students.