Description of mathematical task:
1. I will divide my students into groups.
2. I will give each group two dices and tell them to roll it.
3. Students have to add the values that they get after rolling the dice.
4. After about 30 rolls, I will ask which sum was rolled the most times? Which sums were rolled least? Discuss why.
Topics that task develop: Probability
Grade: 6-8
Material list: Two dice, activity sheet, calculator, pen & paper
Standards: Common Core State Standards
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.SP.A.2
Understand that a set of data collected to answer a statistical question has a distribution which can be described by its center, spread, and overall shape.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.SP.A.3
Recognize that a measure of center for a numerical data set summarizes all of its values with a single number, while a measure of variation describes how its values vary with a single number.
Grade: 6-8
Material list: Two dice, activity sheet, calculator, pen & paper
Standards: Common Core State Standards
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.SP.A.2
Understand that a set of data collected to answer a statistical question has a distribution which can be described by its center, spread, and overall shape.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.SP.A.3
Recognize that a measure of center for a numerical data set summarizes all of its values with a single number, while a measure of variation describes how its values vary with a single number.