	IMSA Excellence 2000+ Curriculum Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Using Games of Strategy
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Unit Overview Remove One Three Door Problem Rock Paper Scissors Skunk: Chance or Choice Tic Tac Toe The Game of 21 Modified War Nim: Complicated Strategy or Mathematics? The Game of Hex Web Resources Other Activity Ideas	Games and puzzles have always been at the heart of human entertainment. We seek games that are fair, fun, and challenging. People are constantly seeking ways to improve and update games to make them more fun to play. This unit encourages students to: explore how the processes of critical thinking and problem solving are used in games. understand the need for utilizing likely outcomes or strategies and the drawbacks to exhaustive proofs. make data-based decisions based on probability, logic, long-term vision and design in games.

IMSA Excellence 2000+ Curriculum

Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Using Games of Strategy

Navigation

Unit Overview

Remove One

Three Door Problem

Rock Paper Scissors

Skunk: Chance or Choice

Tic Tac Toe

The Game of 21

Modified War

Nim: Complicated Strategy or Mathematics?

The Game of Hex

Web Resources

Other Activity Ideas

Games and puzzles have always been at the heart of human entertainment. We seek games that are fair, fun, and challenging. People are constantly seeking ways to improve and update games to make them more fun to play.

This unit encourages students to:

explore how the processes of critical thinking and problem solving are used in games.
understand the need for utilizing likely outcomes or strategies and the drawbacks to exhaustive proofs.
make data-based decisions based on probability, logic, long-term vision and design in games.