Frustration: Analyzing a Card Game with Probability

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Josephine Derrick One Stone, Boise, ID

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Joe Champion Boise State University, ID

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Ramey Uriarte Boise State University, ID

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Volume 115: Issue 10
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713–721
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5951/MTLT.2021.0346
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Grade(s) or Audience, Grades 6-8, Math Topic, Probability/Data Analysis and Statistics, Statistics & Probability, Other Topic, Mathematical Practices

A new classroom-tested lesson was designed to engage students in the joy of mathematical inquiry through a game, while building number sense, understanding of uncertainty, statistical reasoning, and discourse skills.

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© 2022 by National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc.
Page Count:
9
Article Category:
Research Article
Print Publication Date:
01 Oct 2022
Online Publication Date:
Oct 2022
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