EXPERIMENT WITH A DIE

Activity: An Experiment with a Die

You will need: A single die

Interesting point

Many people think that one of these cubes is called "a dice". But no!

The plural is dice, but the singular is die. (i.e. 1 die, 2 dice.)

The common die has six faces:

We usually call the faces 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

High, Low, and Most Likely

Before we start, let's think about what might happen.

Question: If you roll a die:

• 1. What is the least possible score?
• 2. What is the greatest possible score?
• 3. What do you think is the most likely score?

The first two questions are quite easy to answer:

• 1. The least possible score must be 1
• 2. The greatest possible score must be 6
• 3. The most likely score is ... ???