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Fair Games Unit PlanFair Games Unit Plan
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Intel
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6th - 8th
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Math
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14 days
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2014
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Fair Games

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Who said things were fair? The unit introduces probability and its connection to fairness. The class interacts with activities of chance and plays games to relate them to fairness. Groups design a fair game and develop a presentation. The unit culminates with a game night for friends and family where the groups make their presentations.  

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

probability, theoretical probability, experimental probability, fairness, design

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Include exercises to have the class find probabilities
  • Use spinners to find simple and compound probabilities

Classroom Considerations

  • Scholars create and present their own slideshows, make certain pupils are familiar with how to use multimedia software

Pros

  • Includes suggestions for differentiation
  • Contains self-reflection resources

Cons

  • The graphics in the unit outline do not show up in the online version

Common Core

7.SP.C.5 7.SP.C.6 7.SP.C.7.a 7.SP.C.7.b 7.SP.C.8.a 7.SP.C.8.b 7.SP.C.8.c MP2 MP4 MP5

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