Today we did a fun exploration with spinners to explore probability. Each table was divide into two teams. Team #1 got a point if the spinner landed on the purple, yellow, or red color. Team #2 got a point if the spinner landed on the orange, green, or blue color. Each team got to spin the spinner 20 times. After both teams spun 20 times, the students observed their tallies. They noticed that their scores were very similar.
Next, the students played another game only this time, team #1 got a point if the spinner landed on the color purple, and team #2 got a point if the spinner landed on yellow, red, blue, green, or orange. Unfortunately for team #1, they quickly learned that the probability of them having more tallies than team #2 was highly unlikely.
Through these two spinner games, the children were able to grasp the concept that the probability of them receiving a point in game #1 was likely, where as the probability of team #1 getting a point in game #2, was not very likely at all. It was a fun activity and an exciting way for the children to further explore probability!
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