Hitting the Bull's Eye: A Dart Game Simulation Using Graphing Calculator Technology

Authors

Kathleen Cage Mittag, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Sharon Taylor, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2006

Publication Title

Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School

Abstract

How a lesson on using darts to teach probability evolved into a lesson incorporating other mathematical ideas such as geometry, graphing circles, and the Pythagorean theorem. Includes activity sheets and solutions.

Recommended Citation

Mittag, Kathleen Cage, Sharon Taylor. 2006. "Hitting the Bull's Eye: A Dart Game Simulation Using Graphing Calculator Technology." Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 12 (2): 116-122.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/math-sci-facpubs/197