Casino Party



	In this fun-filled workshop, participants play games of chance and win tickets for a raffle of donated prizes. The familiar nature of the games helps participants figure out the odds behind them. A good mixer, this workshop encourages thinking about probability, as well as friendly competition.
	Workshop • Warm-up—probability in everyday talk. • Play and analyze a card game. • Video—math behind the game. • Play two games—simulated horse race and spinners—at rotating stations. • Discuss math issues. • Video wrap up and summary; take-home kits.
		Workshop Requirements TV and a VCR • To show the various video segments throughout the workshop. Large tables • to accommodate 8 gameplaying participants. Preparation • secure prize donations. Participants • parents with children middle school aged and older should enjoy playing games of chance.
	Take-home messages You do math every day. By assessing their chances of winning and losing the games, parents use probability, fractions and percents—three important math concepts. Probability, fractions and percents are taught in middle school. Parents in this workshop compare their game results with expected results and express their chances of winning as fractions and percents, all are important in middle school math. Today's classrooms are different. In today's classrooms students work with challenging tasks to develop meaning for math ideas. You can help your child with math. Parents can help their children learn basic number facts by taking advantage of down time to review these important math skills.

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