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Sample Space Diagrams And Probability — Interactive Lesson (KS4)

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A 27-slide interactive KS4 lesson on sample space diagrams and probability, using a two-coin example to find and calculate outcomes.

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Lesson at a glance

What pupils will learn

  • Draw a sample space diagram
  • Use it to find probabilities
  • Spot the most likely outcome

Curriculum

UK
Year 10–11 Maths, National Curriculum (England)
Topic area
Probability
US equivalent
Grades 9–10 (year level only; not mapped to US standards)

How it is interactive

  • 8 fill-in-the-blank questions
  • 1 multiple-choice question
  • 1 true or false question

Feedback and what you get

Questions are marked automatically as pupils answer: a sound and a character reaction show straight away whether they are right, and correct answers earn points, with a results screen at the end.

A 14-slide interactive lesson that runs in any web browser on a computer, tablet or interactive whiteboard. Members open it online from their year group page. Buying it on its own gives you a .zip download to unzip and open.

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This Sample Space Diagrams and Probability lesson teaches students to list every possible outcome of an experiment systematically, using a sample space diagram. Across 27 slides, a two-coin toss example builds a grid of outcomes — HH, HT, TH and TT — showing students exactly how a sample space diagram organises every combination of two events.

Building on this systematic listing method, the lesson then shows students how to use their completed sample space diagram to calculate the probability of different outcomes, linking the organisational skill directly to real probability calculations.

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to list all possible outcomes of an experiment using sample space diagrams, and use these diagrams to calculate probabilities — core GCSE probability skills that come up frequently in exam questions involving two independent events.

Sample space diagrams are a recurring tool at GCSE, used again for tree diagrams and Venn diagrams later in the course, so a secure grasp of this systematic listing method pays off well beyond this one topic.

The lesson is fully interactive and self-marking, giving instant feedback on every question, so it’s suited to whole-class teaching, independent revision or homework.

Year Groups Year 10–11
Resource Type 📋 Lesson Pack
Format Print & Digital
Curriculum England & Wales — KS4 (Years 10–11)
Added 4 March 2026

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