Name _____________________________
Probability Day 1 – Jungle Game/Three Coin Contest
Prediction – What do you think the outcome of the game will be (will one player have a better chance of winning than the other?)? Explain why
Record your team results. HHH – HHT – HTT TTT Play this game several times. After each time, record your results on the class record sheet.
Questions. 1. Is this fame fair? Explain how you know.
2. What is the probability of tossing three heads or three tails?
3.
Would this game be fair if you used 2 coins? What about 4? Explain.
4. Play this game with your family. See if they can tell you if it is a fair game or not.
5.
Game 2 – Space/Paper, Scissors, Rock
Prediction. Game 1 - Which player will win? Explain why.
Game 2 – Which player will win? Explain why.
Tally – Game 1 Outcome Player A PPS SSS SRR SRP Tally – Game 2 Outcome Player A PPS SSS SRR SRP
Player B
Player C
Player B
Player C
Questions. 1. Is this a fair game? Explain why it is fair. If it is not fair, how can you make it fair?
GAME 3 – ANCIENT EGYPT/Fraction Fun
Predict –
Tally. Fraction
Reduce
Player A
Player B
Tally. Fraction
Reduce
Player A
Questions. Is this a fair game? Explain why or why not.
If it is not fair, how can this game be made fair?
Player B