Creating board games with children : a lesson in probability : an honors thesis (HONRS 499)

Abstract

As a math concentration at Ball State University, I felt that students need more experience working with various mathematical concepts. After working with the Tiger Latchkey Program in the past, I developed a ten day unit that would introduce students of varying levels and abilities to the concepts of ratios and probability. At the end of the unit, students were encouraged to design and create their own board games to demonstrate their knowledge of probability in games.