Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Fair Game Probability

 Player B

  1. 1x1 =1
  2. 1x3=3
  3. 1x5=5
  4. 3x1=3
  5. 3x3=9
  6. 3x5=15
  7. 5x1=5
  8. 5x3=15
  9. 5x5=25


Player A

  1. 1x2=2
  2. 1x4=4
  3. 1x6=6
  4. 2x1=2
  5. 2x2=4
  6. 2x3=6
  7. 2x4=8
  8. 2x5=10
  9. 2x6=12
  10. 3x2=6
  11. 3x4=12
  12. 3x6=18
  13. 4x1=4
  14. 4x2=8
  15. 4x3=12
  16. 4x4=16
  17. 4x5=20
  18. 4x6=24
  19. 5x2+10
  20. 5x4=20
  21. 5x6=30
  22. 6x1=6
  23. 6x2=12
  24. 6x3=18
  25. 6x4=24
  26. 6x5=30
  27. 6x6=36
Given the chart we've created.  Is this a fair game?  Why or why not?

If it's not fair how can you make it fair?  Play again using your new rules.  Are they fair?  How do you know?

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

The Sharp Wits Three Kinds of Paragraphs

A Paragraph has three things....
A topic Sentence
Body
Closing Sentence

Three Kinds of Paragraphs

Expository-  To Explain Something  ( Explain How to do Something) How to Escape a Marshmallow Eating Monster

Descriptive -  Describes Something  (What does it look like)  A Marshmallow Eating Monster

Narrative- Telling the details of a story ---  A story about capturing a Marshmallow Eating Monster


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