 Teacher Review (Based on classroom experience)Reviewer: Craig, Jul 18 2005 2:44PM |
Classroom use in Courses and Topics: Probability & Statistics: Data and Distributions, Samples and Experiments, Probability |
Duration of classroom use: One Class |
What did students learn? Students were introduced to expected value, conditional probability, and the law of large numbers with this applet. |
What did students do with the resource? First, students used the single-play demonstration to see how the game works, then they played the hundred-play game to build distribution tables and explore questions about expected value and conditional probability. |
How hard was it for students to use? Very Easy |
Other classroom comments: Students really enjoy this applet... one student built a real Plinko board to play with, but it wasn't as useful as the applet! |
Appropriate for: introduction to a concept, practice of skills and understandings |
Other Comments: I used a series of questions, and collected data from the whole class, to introduce ideas of expected value and conditional probability (What is the probability of landing in Slot E given you start in Slot H?) |
What math does one need to know to use the resource? Ideas and vocabulary of basic probability. |
What hardware expertise does one need to learn to use the resource? None |
What extra things must be done to make it work? Nothing |
How hard was it for you to learn? Easy |
Explanation: Some browsers will "wrap" the display strangely, so that not all rows of the board are on the same line, but the applet still works correctly. |
Ability to meet my goals: Effective |
Recommended for: Probability & Statistics: Data and Distributions, Samples and Experiments, Probability |
Tool: Plinko: Probability from a TV Game Review