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Odd or even—fifty-fifty chance? Pupils first conduct an experiment rolling a pair of dice to generate data in a probability lesson. It goes on to introduce mutually exclusive and non-mutually exclusive events, and how to use the Addition Rule to determine probabilities.
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Instructional Ideas
- Challenge learners to come up with a set of rules for a dice game resulting in a given probability
Classroom Considerations
- Activity requires a class set of dice
- Lesson uses TI-Nspire calculator or Math Core Tools; be sure one of these is available
Pros
- Teacher resource contains extensive information (literature review) on probability education
- Lesson includes suggested assessment questions to use after the activity
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- None