Snakes and ladders

Snakes and ladders

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This task is about the chance of something happening.

Tui and Nīkau are playing Snakes and Ladders.

Tui's counter is on the number 22, and it is her turn to roll the dice.

Question 1Change answer

 
Tui rolls a single dice once on her next throw.
From that roll what is her chance of landing on ...
... the number 48? impossiblepoorevengoodcertain
 
... a ladder (numbers 24, 26, or 27)? impossiblepoorevengoodcertain
 
... a snake (number 23)? impossiblepoorevengoodcertain
 
... a ladder or a snake (numbers 23, 24, 26, or 27)? impossiblepoorevengoodcertain
 
... a number greater than 22? impossiblepoorevengoodcertain
Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online (with auto marking displayed to students).
Level:
3
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Statistics, Probability
Keywords: 
probability, qualitative probability
Description of task: 
Students choose terms 'impossible', 'even', 'poor', 'good', and 'certain' to describe the chances of landing on selected squares in a board game.
Curriculum Links: 
This resource can be used to help to identify students' understanding of describing likelihoods of outcomes for simple situations involving chance in Probability.
Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with
Interpreting statistical and chance situations, sets 3-4
within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Answers/responses: 
 

Y7 (03/2001)

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

impossible

even

poor 

good

certain

5 correct - difficult
 
3-4 correct - moderate