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This is a simple and fun game to
introduce probability to students
It can be used in groups as well as
1 to 1 while tutoring
Simple to access with potential for
deep thinking
The game is ahoof!
Today ‘the horse racing game’ is
prepared to be played in pairs/3’s to
show how it can be used in tutoring.
1) Each of you in pairs (or three’s)
need a racing sheet
2) Each person picks a horse
number and writes their
initials next to that horse.
3) When I say go, open your dice
bag and begin.
4) Take it in turns to roll the dice.
Add together the numbers
shown and put one cross in
that horses row.
5) The first one to reach the finish
line wins!
CHALLENGE:
Ask for the
dodecahedral
racing sheet and
dice
Think about:
1) What number is most likely to be
rolled?
2) What is the exact probability of horse
number 9 winning the race?
3) Can you write down all of the possible
ways that a sum of 6 could be rolled?
1
2
3
4S
F
5T
I
6A
N
7R
I
8T
S
9
H
10
11
12
Potential discussion points with students
after the game depending on their ability
1) Which number was most common?
DICE
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Probability of
rolling a 7:
6
1
=
36 6
Probability of
rolling a 6:
5
36
Potential discussion points with students
after the game depending on their ability
1) How to create a sample space diagram. Why
was 7 the most likely?
2) How to calculate probability with a sample
space diagram
3) Generalise and conjecture about how we
could calculate probabilities in a race with a
20 sided die, and 40 horses using the
patterns from the sample space created in
the 12 horse race
4) How does the horse race results link with a
normal distribution curve?
Thank you!