{"id":10525,"date":"2024-09-13T08:04:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T08:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/energizer.com\/canada\/?page_id=10525"},"modified":"2024-09-24T13:21:49","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T13:21:49","slug":"game-to-measure-chance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/energizer.com\/canada\/science-center\/game-to-measure-chance\/","title":{"rendered":"Game to Measure Chance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10525\" class=\"elementor elementor-10525\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb2f53a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eb2f53a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07918e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"07918e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Game to Measure Chance<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90ca3cf elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"90ca3cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b385012 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b385012\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-729ae33 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"729ae33\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d915543 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d915543\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once experimenters began to see events repeat in the world, they began to study the probability certain events would occur. You can build an electrical game to study probability.<\/p><p><strong>Materials you will need:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a class=\"anchorhover\" href=\"https:\/\/energizer.com\/canada\/science-center\/how-to-build-a-power-pack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Energizer\u00ae Power Pack\"><em>Energizer<\/em>\u00ae Power Pack<\/a><\/li><li>Thumbtacks<\/li><li>Bulb holder or alternate bulb holder with a 3V bulb<\/li><li>One dime, one nickel, and one quarter<\/li><li>9\u2033 X 14\u2033 wood board piece<\/li><li>No. 22 insulated copper wire<\/li><li>12\u2033 box of kitchen foil<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf23fa9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bf23fa9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2249b7f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2249b7f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-054cd73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"054cd73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1. Make eight strips of foil 3\/4\u2033 wide and 7.5\u2033 long. Make two more strips 3\/4\u2033 wide and 12\u2033 long. Place the 12\u2033 strips along the 14\u2033 edges of the board and tack ends of strips onto the board. Place the eight foil strips in a maze pattern 1\/2\u2033 apart as illustrated, overlapping the base of each to the 12\u2033 outer strips. Tack in place. Connect bulb holder, Energizer Power Pack, and game board together as shown.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b9bfab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7b9bfab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4fc4fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a4fc4fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"192\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/energizer.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/09\/Make-eight-strips.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10528\" alt=\"Make eight strips\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dd3fe0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1dd3fe0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47082aa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"47082aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26a0bef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26a0bef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2. You now have a working game to measure chance. The grid you built is an open circuit. Depending on where the coin lands it could close the circuit and turn the light bulb on.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd702fb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bd702fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e298b4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e298b4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"192\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/energizer.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/09\/working-game-to-measure-chance.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10530\" alt=\"working game to measure chance\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14920d3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"14920d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ba74fe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ba74fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0968947 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0968947\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>3. Your ability to predict the chance a coin will land so the circuit is closed is a beginning in the study of probability.<\/p><p>4. Predict how many times the light bulb is going to turn on with a nickel, a dime, and a quarter.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-369944a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"369944a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8268583 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8268583\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d13fccc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d13fccc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>5. Toss a dime at the grid 10 times and record how many times the light bulb turned on. Repeat the experiment with a nickel and a quarter. How often did each coin cover two aluminum strips and close the circuit turning the bulb on? Keep records of your results on a table like the one shown below and compare the results to your prediction. The more times you toss the coin the better you will become at estimating the probability of the coin closing the circuit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b0b747 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b0b747\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcfce6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dcfce6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"449\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/energizer.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/09\/grid-10-times-table.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10532\" alt=\"grid 10 times table\" srcset=\"https:\/\/energizer.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/09\/grid-10-times-table.png 449w, https:\/\/energizer.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/09\/grid-10-times-table-300x259.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Game to Measure Chance Once experimenters began to see events repeat in the world, they began to study the probability certain events would occur. You can build an electrical game to study probability. Materials you will need: Energizer\u00ae Power Pack Thumbtacks Bulb holder or alternate bulb holder with a 3V bulb One dime, one nickel, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":10325,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10525","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/energizer.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/energizer.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/energizer.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/energizer.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/energizer.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10525"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/energizer.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10525\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/energizer.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/energizer.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}