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The Squares Game

From Cyberchase · 2007

The Squares Game
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Summary

A short Cyberchase segment: Matt, Jackie and the team play a game to test whether it is fair. A quick, playful entry point for talking about chance and fairness.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

  1. How did the team decide if the game was fair?
  2. What evidence did they collect by playing?
  3. Would playing more rounds make them more sure?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: fair, chance, test.

Try it: Invent a quick two-player game and decide if both players have an equal chance to win.