scissors, paper, rock worksheet - aimssec

AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES SCHOOLS ENRICHMENT CENTRE (AIMSSEC)

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SCISSORS, PAPER, ROCK Gamefor2players

Forscissorsholdout2fingerslikeapairofscissors.Forpaperholdyourhandoutflat.Forrockclenchyourhandintoafist.

Count3,2,1andthenbothplayers,atthesametime,makeoneofthesigns:scissors,orpaperorrock.

Scissorsbeatspaper,paperbeatsrockandrockbeatsscissors.

Itisadrawifbothplayersmakethesamesign.

Playthegameoftenandenjoyit.

SPRWide-Splits-InChinapeopleplaythisgamestandingupfacingtheiropponent.Theystartwiththeirfeettogetherandwhentheylosetheysteptoonesidesothattheirfeetgetfurtherapart.Afterawhiletheyaredoingthesplits.Playthisgameandseewhocanlastlongestbeforegivinguporfallingover.

SPRForward-Splits–Agamefortwoplayerswhoshouldberoughlythesame

height.Startthegametoetotoeandeachplayerhastheirotherfoottoetoheelbehind.PlayoneroundofSPR.Whoeverwinstakestheirfrontfootandputsitdirectlybehindtheirbackfoot.Whoeverlosesthatroundmustslidetheirfrontfootforwardtomeettoetotoewiththeiropponentagain.AnotherroundofSPRisplayed.Whoeverwinstakestheirfrontfootandputsitdirectlybehindtheirbackfoot.Whoeverlosesthatroundmustslidetheirfrontfootforwardtomeettoetotoewiththeiropponentagain.Thiscontinuesuntilsomeonelosestheirbalanceandfallsoverorendsupinthesplits!Watchthisvideohttps://youtu.be/dN8xaC-g8Rktoseehowthegameisplayed.LEARNTHEMATHSPlaythegamewithafriend10timesandkeeparecordoftheresults.

Player1 Paper Scissors Isitafairgame?Didyoubothhavethesamechanceofwinning?

Player2 Rock Rock

Winner Player1 Player2

Listallthedifferentpossibleeventsthatcanhappeneachtimeyouplaythisgame.Didalltheseeventshappeninyour10games?

Whatmakesyoudecidewhichsigntomake?Giveyourreasons.

Areyouequallylikelytomakethescissorssign,thepapersignortherocksign?Explainwhy.

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HELP Thistableisnotforrecordingtheresultsofthegamesyouplay.Itgivesallthedifferentresultsthatcouldhappen.Fillintheotherboxes.Thetablehasbeenstartedforyou.

PLAYER 1 SCISSORS SCISSORS SCISSORS PLAYER 2 SCISSORS PAPER ROCK WINNER DRAW 1 2

NEXT Makeupasimilargamewith4actionsinsteadof3.Playyourgameandrecordtheresults.Isyourgameafairgame?