Gifted Coordinator Powhatan County Public Schools Colonial Heights, Virginia, United States
Engage gifted learners in probability by designing and analyzing carnival games, then extending the activity to explore the concept of profitability using student-created designs.
Learning Objectives:
Students will be able to design and construct a game of chance using principles of probability.
Students will be able to calculate the theoretical probability of specific outcomes in their game.
Students will be able to apply the concepts of cost and prize value to analyze the potential profitability of a game.
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