Design Your Own Dice
Probability and Statistics 3-6
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6m 31s
In this engaging activity, kids design their own dice and spinners, thereby creating unique probabilities for each face or colour. They use their understanding of fractions to determine these probabilities. To test their creations, they roll them a hundred times and record the data for further analysis.
What task does the speaker love doing with the kids?
The speaker loves doing a task where the kids design their own device.
What specific instructions does the speaker give the kids for making the dice?
The speaker instructs the kids to make a dice where the six is a certainty.
What specific challenge does the speaker give to pair number one?
The speaker challenges pair number one to make a dice where the one comes up 50% of the time, the three comes up one third of the time, and the five comes up.
What does the speaker suggest the kids do to test their dice?
The speaker suggests the kids roll their dice a hundred times and record the data.
What specific challenge does the speaker give for the spinner task?
The speaker challenges the kids to make a four-coloured spinner where the colours come up equally.
What does the speaker say about the results of the dice challenge?
The speaker mentions that the six came up 51 times out of a hundred, which is close to 50%.
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