ABSTRACT
One natural way to stimulate interest in mathematics among students is through the curiosity that nestles within us all. One of the least genuinely understood areas of school mathematics is probability. The infinite geometric series with a common ratio less than one is a mathematical puzzlement to many students. Once the interest and attention of students, and thereby their cognitive reception, are captured, further study will be that much more effective. Students, either in groups or as an entire class, should begin to experiment by trying the game. The teacher's talents come into play to find illustrations of easily understood situations that lead to unexpected results and leave the students intrigued gee-whiz, resulting in a motivation to pursue the topic further. This gee-whiz reaction should serve as a good motivator for the remainder of the lesson as long as the teacher keeps to the focus set up in the initial activity.
