Assessment

Dubious Dice

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How many ways can you slice dice distribution? A short performance task asks pupils to consider different types of distributions. Given histograms showing a triangular distribution and a bimodal distribution, they create pairs of dice that would create those distributions. They also identify real-world situations that would possibly produce the distributions.

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CCSS: Adaptable
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Instructional Ideas
  • Provide a pair of dice to each learner or group to investigate
Classroom Considerations
  • Scholars must be familiar with how to read histograms
  • Experience with relative frequency and distributions is a prerequisite
Pros
  • Gives answers with explanations in a separate file
  • Provides worksheet in Word form for instructors to modify as needed
Cons
  • None
Common Core