O jogo “Lançando a Moeda": uma possibilidade para o ensino de probabilidade nos anos iniciais do ensino fundamental

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate how a group of children from a 2nd year class (7 and 8 years old) appropriate the notions of chance, the idea of randomness and sample space in game situations. The participating children study in the Municipal Public School of Uberlândia - Minas Gerais - Brazil. The investigation was of a qualitative nature and sought a theoretical framework in Statistical Education, in studies on Probability and in the role of educational games. The production of data was carried out through the game “Lançando a moeda”, and participant observation. We infer that the children acquired the skills to: present the possible results of a random experiment with coins; realize that the outcome of the coin toss depends on chance; and understand that not all phenomena are deterministic.