JUG:006

Instruction: HOLD UP THREE LARGE DICE

Mathematics Awareness Week 1996 last April took a look at the probability, risk, uncertainty, and prediction aspects of decision making.

Maybe now is a good time to tell you about the Probajug course material.

JUG:006 is the course number and six is the highest number tossed.

In fact, you may help me make a decision about requiring Probajug in the MAJOR.

Let me give you a chance to see for yourself.

May I have a volunteer to assist me.

Please turn to the three squares at the bottom of page one in your packet under the Probajug course. The ones marked RED, WHITE, and YELLOW.

I'm going to use a DISTRIBUTIVE TOSS with the red and white dice out onto the floor and let an observer hold up fingers according to the numbers tossed.

DON'T TELL ME WHAT NUMBER IS ON EACH.

OK here comes the red number. Observer, hold up your fingers to let the audience know which number is up on red. Audience: copy the number in the RED box in your packet. Turn RED over so I do not know the number.

pause Ok, here is the white one. Observer, hold up your fingers to let the audience know which number is up on white. Audience: copy that number in the WHITE box. Now turn WHITE over so I do not know the numbers on the dice.

Start juggling the 2, 3 and 5 balls.

Multiply the red number by two - - -

Add three to your answer - - -

Multiply the sum by five - - -

Now add the white number - - -

Tell me your answer.

THE RED NUMBER IS ___ .

THE WHITE NUMBER IS ____ .

TA-DA ending

Now - How do you explain it?

Make up a method to work with three and another for four dice!

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Take BALL #1 ( page out of your program packet and make a paper ball out of it. )

Please stand up and toss your paper ball from one hand to the other.

Back and forth.

ACTION Mime a toss then hold up a pattern. Take out the 16" x 16" wooden square.

Attempt to toss 16 inches high by 16 inches wide.

ACTION Pantomime the action in the big graph.

That's above waist height to head high.

Say the word TOSS when you toss the ball.

Catch on the outside and toss from the inside so you peak off the opposite ear.

ACTION Turn up the circus music for a minute and say:

Put your hands out in front of you a little more than usual to see all the action.

Keep your eyes on the ball as it reaches the peak, excuse me, the vertex, in the toss.

Watch the parabolic path of the ball.

FIRST TRANSPARENCY • Tossing One Ball and Marching to Music

Of course you have a test now and even better - a parade!

Please follow ________ marching around this room and toss as you march. ...

PAUSE Move around the Parade holding the 16" pattern up for a test!

ACTION After 3 to 4 min. - turn down the circus music while giving a few short blasts from the whistle and say:

Ok, RECESS is OVER

Please be seated but save this ball for later.

ACTION Take out the balls and juggle. ...such as those being demonstrated now. Have volunteers use different patterns.

SECOND TRANSPARENCY • Some Juggling Pattern Names

Basic Numbers continues with some patterns such as a two ball fountain,

then a three ball shower,

! A DROP !

on into a figure eight cascade, reverse cascade, then columns

and a synchronized four ball fountain

or an alternating four ball fountain (asynchronized)

bounce patterns . . . then

ACTION Juggling patterns for an even number of balls are quite different from the juggling patterns for an odd number of balls.

Passing patterns between jugglers extends my Basic Numbers course past school.

Sir, you did well with your first ball pass, would you mind helping with . . .

Well maybe that puts the AU in AUDIENCE - THANK YOU!

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