Dover Sherborn Middle School Curriculum Road Maps

Course Title: Math Connections Grade: 8

Unit: Probability and Fair Games of Chance

Month Presented: varies Unit Length (in weeks): 8 days

Essential Question (s):

• How do I use math to determine if a game of chance is fair?

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the difference between theoretical and experimental probability
• Review the basic probability concepts
• Apply probability concepts to games of chance

Skills:

• Determine what makes a game of chance fair
• Create own fair game of chance
• Calculate theoretical and experimental probabilities
• Calculate probabilities for experiments with multiple events

Instructional Strategies & Activities:

• Group work/cooperative learning
• Independent Exploration
• Games
• Direct instruction

Materials Utilized:

• Worksheets
• Games
• Manipulatives (dice, spinners, chips, coins)

Assessment Strategies:

• Discussion
• Daily classwork
• Student-created games