Class 9 - The Mathematics of Chance and Choice
Dice rolls, hope ignites,
Shadows of loss loom closer,
House wins, hearts grow cold.
In the Choice and Chance Main Lesson with Class 9, we are having a blast exploring and practising how to describe and predict different events and outcomes. We are learning about the chances of things happening and are discovering great ways to organise information. We are finding out about the puzzles of permutations and combinations, diving into the fascinating patterns in Pascal’s Triangle and are seeing how we could use those patterns in real life. At the end of this Choice and Chance Main Lesson, we will have collected, presented, and interpreted probability data to make sense of different situations.
You may want to ask your Class 9 student:
- How likely are you to flip 8 heads in a row?
- What is the Gambler’s Fallacy?
- Out of 8 students how many ways can you award first, second or third?
- How many outfits can you make out of 3 sets of footwear, 2 pairs of pants and 5 pairs of tops?
Choice and Chance Main Lesson is an exciting journey into the world of probability and statistics!
Bill Bennett
Mathematics & Science Teacher