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Birthday problem |
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What is the probability that in a room of 23 people at 2 people share the same birthday. Use the applet to determine the probability experimentally. |
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8 |
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Probability |
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Applet |
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Buffon’s needle |
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The challenge in this activity is to see if the students can make a prediction about the likelihood of toothpicks landing on lines when dropped randomly using experimental and theoretical data. |
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8 |
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Probability |
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Flash,
Video: Teachers.TV |
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Coin Flipper |
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Use this applet to answer some questions about probability of tossing coins a lot of times! (MW only!) |
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6 |
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Probability |
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MW |
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Fair Game? One die |
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Play with a partner. Take turns rolling a die. Roll 30 times. Player 1 scores a point if the roll is even. Player 2 scores a point if the roll is odd. |
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6 |
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Probability |
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MW |
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Fair Game? One Die Race |
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In this activity you use a Microworlds applet to roll one die many times. The object is to see if you can predict which event (1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6) will come up most often and win the race. |
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6 |
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Probability |
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MW |
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Fair Game? Special Sums |
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Players take turns rolling 2 number cubes. Player A gets a point if the sum is 1, 2, 3, or 4. Player B gets a point if the sum is 5, 6, 7, or 8. Player C scores a point if he gets 9, 10, 11, or 12. Is this a fair game? Play 15 rounds and find out. |
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6 |
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Probability |
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MW |
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Fair Game Dilemma: Odd or Even? |
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Two players roll 2 cubes. Player 1 wins if sum of cubes is even, player 2 wins if the sum is odd. Is this a fair game? |
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6, 7 |
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