Pinball Wizard is a game you play with a partner. You both start on the top circle
at the "36". This means you start Level #1 with 36 points. Decide who will go first
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Round
#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 TOTAL SCORE
Your Name
Your Partner's Name
Pinball Wizard is a game you play with a partner. You both start on the top circle at the "36". This means you start Level # 1 with 36 points. Decide who will go first - you or your partner. Whoever goes first starts their tum by flipping a coin. Tails .... follow the RIGHT arrow' \
Heads ... follow the LEFT arro,!
After you flip the coin and move to a new circle, adjust your score based on what it says in the circle you land in. For example, if you get "heads" on your first tum, follow the arrow to the LEFT which says" + 12 ", so your new score will be: 36 Starting Score + 12 Change to score 48
New score
Next it is your partner's tum. He or she starts on "36", flips the coin, moves to a new circle, and then calculates their score. You trade turns with your partner four times until you both get through all 5 levels of the Pinball game. Then record your score in the chart next to where it says Round # 1. Check your partner's work - if you catch a mistake in their math, you get an extra 10 points. Then begin Round #2. After five rounds, add up all of your points, and whoever has the higher score wins.
YOUR TASK Your goal in this POW is to answer the following two questions:
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What is the highest score possible in the Pinball Wizard game?
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What is the lowest score possible in the Pinball Wizard game?
There are many ways to answer these questions. As you work, try to find shortcuts to determining the highest/lowest possible scores.
WRITE-UP Your write-up should include the following items: • Problem Statement • Hypothesis • Process/Procedure • Results/Solution • Analysis/Conclusion • Reflection
