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This worksheet is for use with the Dice Table activity (http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/DiceTable/).

Run a simulation of how a fire will spread through a stand of trees, learning about probability and chaos. Parameters: Probability that a tree catches fire if its neighbor is on fire.

Choose one of N doors to experimentally determine the odds of winning the grand prize behind one of the doors, as in the TV program "Let's Make a Deal." Parameters: Number of doors, number of trials, staying or switching between the two remaining doors.

This worksheet is for use with the Directable Fire activity (http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/DirectableFire/).

Create a game spinner with variable sized sectors to look at experimental and theoretical probabilities. Parameters: Sizes of sectors, number of sectors, number of trials.