plinko stem shared
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Let’s Get Ready to Play….
Bob LochelSiemens STEM Academy,
Summer 2012
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WHAT IS PLINKO?
• Plinko is a game on the long-running game show “The Price is Right”
• See contestants playing Plinko:– http://youtu.be/VPYlQEDe3PM
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QUESTIONS OF INTEREST
• Where should we drop Plinko chips?
• What is the probability of winning $10,000?
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PollEverwhere.com can be used to collect first responses
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Polleverywhere.com can take open-ended responses
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PLAYING PLINKO
• Heads = Left• Tails = Right• Use random.org or
use actual coins
Google Doc for data input and sharing:
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EVALUATE THE RESULTS
• Look at the google form spreadsheet
• Form – “show summary or responses”
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WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED?
• What is the probability that a chip dropped down the center will land in the $10,000 slot?
• Bob’s YouTube Channel:
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MORE RESOURCES
• Join me on my math coaching blog:– Mathcoach.wordpress.com• Flubaroo (grades google form submissions)• Desmos online calculator• PhET (interactive science simulations)• Census at School
• Twitter: @bobloch