Life's not fair, but dice games should be. After playing a two-person game with a pair of dice, scholars investigate the fairness of the game. They consider the number of possible outcomes using the fundamental counting principle and compare the number of favorable outcomes for each person.

Concepts

probability, dice, fairness, theoretical probability, fundamental counting principle

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Place learners in the same groups as in the previous lesson for consistency
  

Classroom Considerations

• Activity requires dice and counters
• This is the third of six installments in the Statistics & Probability unit
  

Pros

• Includes printable recording sheets for the game
• Lists some suggestions for assessing understanding
  

Cons

• None