game of chance

Intel® Future Skills: Game of Chance

Project Overview: build a low-tech Galton board to help visualize probability (chance). Then, expand your exploration by removing or adding pegs to create different probability curves.

Project Information:

  • Project Category: Quantum

  • Difficulty Level: Intermediate

  • Time Range: 45-90 minutes

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A world of infinite possibilities. That is the Intel® Future Skills vision. And this is just the beginning of your journey toward innovative thinking and doing.

Welcome to the Game of Chance project. In this project, you will get hands-on with probability by building a device of chance that sorts round beads into a binomial distribution curve (also called a bell curve. You will not know for certain where each bead will end up, but you will always get a predictable curve. 
When you are finished, share your design and feedback with us. We look forward to hearing from you!


Download our print-friendly, QR-enabled, 2-page project guide for classroom/group, home, and individual use.1

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Congrats on completing your project! Show it off to your friends and family. Gather some feedback. Continue to iterate even after the project comes to an end. Use the “Expand It” and “Helpful Resources” sections in your Project Guide to take your creativity to the next level.

Take a moment to share your design and thoughts with us: What did you learn? How will you use the skills you gained moving forward? How could we improve your learning experience? And finally, be sure to send us a photo of your design!

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