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AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES SCHOOLS ENRICHMENT CENTRE (AIMSSEC)
AIMING HIGH
SCISSORS, PAPER, ROCK Gamefor2players
Forscissorsholdout2fingerslikeapairofscissors.Forpaperholdyourhandoutflat.Forrockclenchyourhandintoafist.
Count3,2,1andthenbothplayers,atthesametime,makeoneofthesigns:scissors,orpaperorrock.
Scissorsbeatspaper,paperbeatsrockandrockbeatsscissors.
Itisadrawifbothplayersmakethesamesign.
Playthegameoftenandenjoyit.
SPRWide-Splits-InChinapeopleplaythisgamestandingupfacingtheiropponent.Theystartwiththeirfeettogetherandwhentheylosetheysteptoonesidesothattheirfeetgetfurtherapart.Afterawhiletheyaredoingthesplits.Playthisgameandseewhocanlastlongestbeforegivinguporfallingover.
SPRForward-Splits–Agamefortwoplayerswhoshouldberoughlythesame
height.Startthegametoetotoeandeachplayerhastheirotherfoottoetoheelbehind.PlayoneroundofSPR.Whoeverwinstakestheirfrontfootandputsitdirectlybehindtheirbackfoot.Whoeverlosesthatroundmustslidetheirfrontfootforwardtomeettoetotoewiththeiropponentagain.AnotherroundofSPRisplayed.Whoeverwinstakestheirfrontfootandputsitdirectlybehindtheirbackfoot.Whoeverlosesthatroundmustslidetheirfrontfootforwardtomeettoetotoewiththeiropponentagain.Thiscontinuesuntilsomeonelosestheirbalanceandfallsoverorendsupinthesplits!Watchthisvideohttps://youtu.be/dN8xaC-g8Rktoseehowthegameisplayed.LEARNTHEMATHSPlaythegamewithafriend10timesandkeeparecordoftheresults.
Player1 Paper Scissors Isitafairgame?Didyoubothhavethesamechanceofwinning?
Player2 Rock Rock
Winner Player1 Player2
Listallthedifferentpossibleeventsthatcanhappeneachtimeyouplaythisgame.Didalltheseeventshappeninyour10games?
Whatmakesyoudecidewhichsigntomake?Giveyourreasons.
Areyouequallylikelytomakethescissorssign,thepapersignortherocksign?Explainwhy.
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HELP Thistableisnotforrecordingtheresultsofthegamesyouplay.Itgivesallthedifferentresultsthatcouldhappen.Fillintheotherboxes.Thetablehasbeenstartedforyou.
PLAYER 1 SCISSORS SCISSORS SCISSORS PLAYER 2 SCISSORS PAPER ROCK WINNER DRAW 1 2
NEXT Makeupasimilargamewith4actionsinsteadof3.Playyourgameandrecordtheresults.Isyourgameafairgame?