Congratulations to all those students who were succesfully able to log on to the Ultranet on Friday! Well done. Today we are going to continue with the topic of probability using some computer activities. Firstly, we will go through some revision of what we have learnt so far using the BBC – KS3 Bitesize Maths site – Revision of Probability. Then you can do the BBC Bitesize Activity on your netbooks.
When you complete that activity, and if you feel confident, you can go on to the BBC Bitesize Probability Test. When you complete the test, take a screen shot of your result and save it in your maths folder as a JPG file (copy into Paint or Irfanview and rename with your name – for example, “Britt’s test”), then send it to me by email, making sure your name is attached.
If you think you need more practise before doing the test, you can try these activities:
FUSE – Foul Food Maker – What are the chances of worm pasta, fly soup, fetid fungi or a bug burger? (Easy)
Exploring Probability in the Snow – What is the numerical probability of a snow-boarder choosing a particular ski-run?
Hands-on – Create a spinnner where one result is double the chances of another (For example, you are twice as likely to spin a red as you are to spin a blue).
If you have an iPod – download iChoose – a simple program with a choice of a coin toss, dice throw or choose a card. Do ten trials and record your results, then ten more and add your results to another class members. What do you notice about the results as you record more trials?