Playful thinking
Saturday, June 26th, 2010
I’ve always been amazed at the power and the effectiveness of the simulation technique, and whenever possible I’ve used simulations in mathematics. Since I’ve always loved sport as well, I decided a few years back to see how I could put them together to produce a maths-based World Cup simulation for teachers and pupils to use. The simulation proved very popular in primary and secondary schools, and this article is a revised version of what I wrote then. - Alan Parr
Here is Parr’s article on how you can simulate the World Cup with your students or friends.








