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Stick or Switch?

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A lesson plan for Grade 6 Mathematics

Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

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6
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

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This Illuminations lesson presents a version of a classic game-show scenario. You pick one of three doors in hopes of winning the prize. The host opens one of the two remaining doors which reveals no prize, then asks if you wish to “stick or switch.” Which choice gives you the best chance to win? Students explore different approaches to this problem including guesses, experiments, computer simulations, and theoretical models.

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Mathematics (2004)

Grade 6

  • Goal 4: Data Analysis and Probability - The learner will understand and determine probabilities.
    • Objective 4.03: Conduct experiments involving simple and compound events.
    • Objective 4.04: Determine and compare experimental and theoretical probabilities for simple and compound events.