Probability

Some thoughts

Do you believe in luck? What is luck?

The thoughts on luck of a 4th grader, or an adult, are a wonderful segue to probability.

What do you think?

Using the mind's disequilibrium with a stacked deck of cards or an unfair die draws students into questioning what they know, and what we know, about this human made idea.

Classroom Ideas

Fair or Not? Nothing teaches quite like disequilibrium. What happens when the dice in a game aren't fair and you thought they were? Can be modified for any age.