What’s the Chance? Probability Game

Your Task: • Create your own probability game or activity using

probability materials such as dice, colored blocks, marbles or spinners. You can also use your creativity and use more unusual materials.

• Make an instruction sheet and prepare the materials ready to share your activity with the class on Thursday November 4.

• List all the possible outcomes in your game. Explain the probability/chance of getting each of the possible outcomes.

• Simpler task: Find a game that uses probability. Explain the possible outcomes and the chance of getting each possible outcome.

Due Date: Thursday November 4

Standards and Criteria for Success Your activity or game should include:

• Clear instructions • All the materials necessary to play the game • A list of the possible outcomes • An explanation of the chance of getting each of the possible outcomes

Rubric for Probability Experiment

Clarity of Instructions

Listing all Possible

Outcomes

Explanation of Probability

Creativity

4 Very clear and well set out instructions.

Accurate list of all possible outcomes for game.

Gives a very clear and detailed explanation of the chance of getting each of the possible outcomes.

Very creative. Use of original ideas or resources to create the game.

3 Clear and well set out instructions.

Fairly accurate list including most of the possible outcomes for game.

Gives an explanation of the chance of getting most of the possible outcomes.

Creative use of standard ideas or resources to create the game.

2 Fairly clear instructions. Some important information is not included.

Some possible outcomes for the game are listed but are incomplete.

Gives an explanation of the chance of getting one of the possible outcomes.

Use of a game (bought or already created) which involves probability.

1 Unclear instructions. It isn’t possible to follow them.

None or only one of the possible outcomes is listed.

No explanation of the chance of getting the possible outcomes.

Use of simple ideas or resources to create a game which has some links to probability.