Playing with Probability - Efrons Dice

Lesson idea. A lesson activity to explore probability

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.

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	By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to: see the worth of probability tables and know how to use them 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	Some large wooden dice that are coloured green, yellow, red and purple with stickers to show numbers (see Efron's Dice Activity 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	Efron's Dice Activity