Data Analysis & Probability Games

Featured Game: M & M Probability Game

M and M Game: 2-dice Version Students place M&M markers on the numbers 2-12.   Students may place one M&M marker on each number or place several on some numbers and leave other numbers blank.   Next, students toss two 6-sided dice, find the sum, and remove an M&M marker from that number, if there is still one.   The first player to remove all markers wins the game.

NOTE: This game was developed by Susie Siegel who currently teaches fourth grade at Irwin Elementary School in East Brunswick, NJ.   Ms. Siegel created M&M markers on the computer and used sentence strips for the gameboard, as pictured. She also designed a recording sheet students could also use to play the game and record data.



Data Analysis & Probability Games

These activities support students as they conceptually develop a sense of how probability affects the outcome of games.   Students will find that applying their knowledge of probability will help them win some of the games.