Students run a simulation of how a fire will spread through a stand of trees, learning about probability and chaos. Parameters: Forest density, wind direction, size of forest.
Audiences:
Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Undergraduate
Primary Subjects:
Discrete, Fractions, Modeling, Probability
Related Topics:
agent modeling, chaos, conditional probability, experimental probability, iteration, percentages, percents, probability simulation, proportion, simulation, skewed distribution, variance
Experiment with probability using a fixed size section spinner, a variable section spinner, two regular 6-sided dice or customized dice.
Audiences:
Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Primary Subjects:
Discrete, Probability, Statistics
Related Topics:
circles, events, experimental probability, fair, fractions, geometric probability, outcomes, percentages, probability simulation, random number, simulation, spinner, statistics, theoretical probability, theoretical value, trials
Experiment with a simple ecosystem consisting of grass, rabbits, and wolves, learning about probabilities, chaos, and simulation.
Audiences:
Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Primary Subjects:
Calculus, Graphs, Modeling, Probability, Statistics
Related Topics:
agent modeling, calculus, chaos, graph, iteration, pattern, predator-prey, probability simulation, random number, simulation, statistics
Simulate a game where two players each roll a die, and the lucky player moves one step to the finish. Parameters: what rolls win and how many steps to the finish line.
Audiences:
Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Primary Subjects:
Discrete, Probability
Related Topics:
circle graph, events, experimental probability, fair, geometric probability, percents, pie chart, probability, probability simulation, random number, theoretical probability, trials
Simulate a game where "N" players roll two dice, and the lucky player has an advantage for reaching the finish. Parameters: the number of players, number of trials and length of the race.
Audiences:
Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Undergraduate
Primary Subjects:
Discrete, Probability
Related Topics:
combinatorics, experimental probability, fair, outcomes, probability, probability simulation, random number, theoretical probability, trials
