Assignment: Theoretical, Experimental, and Compound Probability

Created by Miriam C on

4 activities: 4 games

85 min

Activity 1: Question Game. Estimated duration: 15 min

Newton Pool

The game consists of hand-crafted levels where the player controls a white ball. The goal of each level is to get the white ball to the end of the level in as few moves as possible, while racking up points by bumping golden balls into obstacles on the way! The game does not have any instructional math content, it simply has math review questions spread throughout.

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Teacher Ratings (758) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (261140) 4.0 stars.

Activity 2: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 21 min

Probability Quest

All was well in the Kingdom of Mathepotamia until King Egbert wanted to win some magic beans from the Trickster! Send your knights on quests throughout the land while learning about compound probability, independent and dependent events, and more! Do you have what it takes to rescue the kingdom?

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (16) 4.6 stars.

Student Ratings (3722) 3.6 stars.

Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 24 min

Probably the Greatest Artist

Our artist shows you how to throw huge numbers of color cubes in experiments. You'll learn about probability as these color cubes fall randomly. The end results are paint mixtures that you can use to create your own masterpiece of an artwork.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (15) 3.9 stars.

Student Ratings (1558) 3.6 stars.

Activity 4: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 25 min

The Alchemist and The Fairies

Help The Alchemist manage her magical garden! Come ready to learn probability!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (8) 4.3 stars.

Student Ratings (1204) 3.5 stars.