Exploring Probability through an Evens-Odds Dice Game.

Quinn, Robert J.; Wiest, Lynda R.

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ERIC Number: EJ580565

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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Exploring Probability through an Evens-Odds Dice Game.

Quinn, Robert J.; Wiest, Lynda R.

Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, v4 n6 p358-62 Mar 1999

Presents a dice game that students can use as a basis for exploring mathematical probabilities and making decisions while they also exercise skills in multiplication, pattern identification, proportional thinking, and communication. (ASK)

Descriptors: Educational Games, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Middle Schools, Multiplication, Patterns in Mathematics, Probability, Statistics, Thinking Skills

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Audience: Practitioners; Teachers

Language: English

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Note: Focus Issue: Data and Chance in the Middle School Curriculum.