Session Number
4
Location
A152
Grade Level
6th - 8th Grade Math
Start Date
28-2-2025 12:30 PM
End Date
28-2-2025 1:30 PM
Description
Step into the world of dice games with a twist! In this session, you’ll explore the fascinating interplay of fairness, strategy, and mathematical reasoning. Through a hands-on dice rolling competition, discover how to analyze theoretical and experimental probabilities and investigate what makes a game “fair.” Then, dive into the ultimate challenge: designing a “rigged” die to outmatch others in a roll-off. Perfect for middle school math classrooms, you'll leave with ideas to captivate learners while connecting probability to the real world. Join us to learn, play, and win—every time!
Rigging the Roll Presentation pdf 1.pdf (951 kB)
Rigging the Roll Student Pages.pdf (125 kB)
Included in
Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Educational Methods Commons, Teacher Education and Professional Development Commons
Rigging the Role: Probability, Fairness, and Winning Every Time
A152
Step into the world of dice games with a twist! In this session, you’ll explore the fascinating interplay of fairness, strategy, and mathematical reasoning. Through a hands-on dice rolling competition, discover how to analyze theoretical and experimental probabilities and investigate what makes a game “fair.” Then, dive into the ultimate challenge: designing a “rigged” die to outmatch others in a roll-off. Perfect for middle school math classrooms, you'll leave with ideas to captivate learners while connecting probability to the real world. Join us to learn, play, and win—every time!
