Assessment

Memory Game

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Middle schoolers must determine probabilities for a memory game in which winning requires matching two of the same cards. They then must determine what happens when more cards are added to the pile.

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CCSS: Designed
Additional Tags
Instructional Ideas
  • Use the task as a class activity
  • Provide actual cards for struggling learners
Classroom Considerations
  • Scholars should have experience with conditional and compound probabilities
Pros
  • Includes an answer key
  • Simple context makes the material easy to understand
Cons
  • The number of cards shown face down in the third problem does not match the description
  • The total points in the rubric do not match the sum of the section points
Common Core