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|resourcenumber= M0021
|resourcenumber= M0021
|age=  KS4,  KS3, Secondary
|age=  KS4,  KS3, Secondary
|content= A lesson activity to explore probability with dice
|content= A lesson activity to explore probability with dice:
|strategy=
|strategy=
|additional resources=
|additional resources=
|useful information= Some large wooden dice that are coloured green, yellow, red and purple with stickers to show numbers (see [[Playing with Probability - Efrons Dice/Activity|this page]]). <br> Any practical probability starting point carries the risk that the results will not, in the short term, produce the expected results. This is a useful discussion point.
|useful information= Large wooden dice that are coloured green, yellow, red and purple with stickers to show numbers (see [[Playing with Probability - Efrons Dice/Activity|this page]]). <br> Any practical probability starting point carries the risk that the results will not, in the short term, produce the expected results. This is a useful discussion point.
|Learning Objectives= By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to:
|Learning Objectives= Understanding the worth of probability tables and their use to solve a problem.
* see the worth of probability tables and know how to use them to solve a problem
|related resources=
|related resources=
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Revision as of 11:12, 14 November 2012


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Lesson idea. A lesson activity to explore probability with dice:

Teaching approach. Efron's dice provide a discussion(ta) topic for joint reasoning(ta) - whole class(ta) or in group work(ta). Pupils can explore aspects of mathematical thinking(ta) particularly with relation to probability. (edit)

Resource details
Title Playing with Probability - Efron's Dice
Topic [[Topics/Probability|Probability]]
Teaching approach

[[Teaching Approaches/Whole class|Whole class]],  [[Teaching Approaches/Mathematical thinking|Mathematical thinking]],  [[Teaching Approaches/Group work|Group work]],  [[Teaching Approaches/Reasoning|Reasoning]],  [[Teaching Approaches/Discussion|Discussion]]

Learning Objectives

Understanding the worth of probability tables and their use to solve a problem.

Format / structure

wiki page with downloadable .doc version

Subject

[[Resources/Maths|Maths]]

Age of students / grade

[[Resources/Secondary|Secondary]],  [[Resources/KS4|KS4]],  [[Resources/KS3|KS3]]


Useful information

Large wooden dice that are coloured green, yellow, red and purple with stickers to show numbers (see this page).
Any practical probability starting point carries the risk that the results will not, in the short term, produce the expected results. This is a useful discussion point.


Files and resources to view and download
Acknowledgement

This resource was adapted from resources contributed by Mark Dawes