tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426903733734944180.post3571704541974251130..comments2024-03-29T05:08:46.739-07:00Comments on Derek Haylock - Author: Probability a great lossDerek Haylockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10959138785915870717noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426903733734944180.post-7452983085070039842013-07-13T02:13:26.872-07:002013-07-13T02:13:26.872-07:00Oh dear. We had great fun in our Y4 class with a ...Oh dear. We had great fun in our Y4 class with a week of probability lessons which linked nicely to all sorts of real life experience including sports, the national lottery, bingo, fruit machines - all contexts which the children recognised even if they're not allowed to gamble! Had the added bonus of explaining why gamblers never win games of chance. We used tally charts, fractions, percentages, ratios...it's a struggle trying to ensure that governmental ignorance doesn't infect the next generation...:(nerllybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01833436415313977825noreply@blogger.com