Probability Quest
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21 Minutes
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Description
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?
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Instructions
Play through this interactive game to learn about Understand Compound Probability. Suitable for Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.
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Discussion Questions
Before the Game
What is probability? What are the chances that you'll flip heads if you flip a coin with the chance of heads/tails? What is compound probability? Explain how probability is different from a guaranteed result? Explain how probability plays a role in winning the lottery?
After the Game
In the game, when you flipped a coin twice, what was the chance that you would flip heads two times in a row? What are the chances of flipping heads three times in a row? If you had to go through another labyrinth, and the first choice was between left and right, the second room required you to choose left or right, and only one last room had a secret door, what chance would you have of finding the secret door? Finally, in the game, you learned about several kinds of probability - list and describe each, providing an example? What were examples in the game of independent events and dependent events? How does a tree diagram differ from a table? How did you use the tree diagram to figure out all the possible outcomes?