Summary
Bill rolls dice and flips coins to show how likely things are to happen and how we describe chance with numbers.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Bill rolls dice and flips coins to show how likely things are to happen and how we describe chance with numbers..
- What does it mean for something to be 'likely' or 'unlikely'?
- Is flipping heads more likely than rolling a six? Why?
- How can we use numbers to talk about chance?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: probability, chance, likely.
Try it: Flip a coin 10 times, record the results, and compare to what you expected.