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Random number wheel, 1 to 50 v0.2.0

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50 entries

Hide a note behind a slice with a bar: cat | a small furry pet. It shows after the spin. Start a line with an emoji to draw it big. Two columns pasted from a spreadsheet work too.

After a spin

Anyone can come up again. Repeats are fine.

Who's away today?

Tap anyone who is away. Their slice is hatched and skipped today only; at midnight they are back. Nobody is deleted.

Drag the wheel round and let go to flick it. Your flick sets the show. The draw is already fair: your browser's secure random generator picks the winner before the wheel moves.

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Fifty numbers on one wheel, for raffle draws, bingo-style calling and skip counting, with a simple way to take each number out once it has been called.

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How to use it

  1. The wheel already holds 50 entries for “Number wheel 1–50”. Edit, add or delete lines in the box and it redraws; your changes stay in this browser.
  2. Tap the wheel, press Space, or drag it and let go to flick it. The winner is drawn first with your browser's secure random generator; the pegs, the clicks and the big reveal only show it.
  3. Choose Fade the winner or Remove the winner to use every entry once, or Keep everyone in for repeats. “Original list” brings back the starting entries, and Print makes a paper spinner of the list.

Ideas for class

  • Run a class raffle for a reading prize: give out numbered tickets, spin the wheel and fade each winner so all the tickets get a chance.
  • Call bingo numbers from 1 to 50 for a number recognition game, removing each number as it is called so the card can be checked.
  • Practise skip counting: spin a number and count on from it in twos, fives or tens up to 100 as a whole class.
  • Ask whether the number is odd or even, prime or not, or a multiple of 5, with students holding up a card to vote.
  • Choose a page of a long book or a problem from a big set, so nobody knows in advance which one will come up.

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Questions

How do I spin a number from 1 to 100?

The wheel holds 60 slices at most so they stay readable on a projector. For a range such as 1 to 100 or bigger, use the random number generator at /teach/number, which picks from any range.

Can I use this for a raffle?

Yes. Give out tickets numbered 1 to 50, spin, and choose Remove the winner so each number can only win once. Everyone sees the draw, which makes it feel fair to the whole class.

Will fifty slices be too small to read?

The numbers shrink as the wheel fills up, but 1 to 50 is still readable on a projector. The winner is also shown in large type after the spin, so nobody has to read a slice.

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