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Grade
Subject
Date
Calvin Fujii
6th grade
Math
3. Learning Targets – What are the objectives for the lesson?
3.3 – Cite the EALRs/standards using the numbers and text. Usually limit the lesson to 1 – 2 EALRs.
EALR 6.3. Core Content: Ratios, rates, and percents
3.4 – Cite the corresponding GLEs/performance expectations using the numbers and text.
GLE 6.3. F Determine the experimental probability of a simple event using data collected in an
experiment.
GLE 6.3. G Determine the theoretical probability of an event and its complement and represent the
probability as a fraction or decimal from 0 to 1 or as a percent from 0 to 100.
3.5 – Cite the objectives (skills or concepts) for the lesson. What do you want students to think, know
and/or be able to do at the end of the lesson? They need to be aligned with the GLEs/performance
expectations and EALRs/standards.
Students will be able to determine the experimental probability through the data which was collected.
Students will be able to determine the theoretical probability based upon the probable outcomes.
Students will be able to differentiate between experimental and theoretical probability.
5. Instructing and Engaging Students in Learning – What will happen in the lesson?
Time
30-40
minutes
Learning experiences
Performance expectations:
1) Students will be able to determine the experimental probability through the data which
was collected.
2) Students will be able to determine the theoretical probability based upon the probable
outcomes.
3) Students will be able to differentiate between experimental and theoretical probability.
Key Terminology:
1) Probability – How likely an event is to occur.
2) Experimental Probability – The ratio of the number of times an event occurs to the
number of trials.
3) Theoretical Probability – Measure of the likelihood that an event will occur; the ratio of
favorable outcomes to the number of possible outcomes.
Objective/Goal:
1) Understand the idea of probability/likelihood (theoretical and experimental).
2) Make predictions of the probability of an event.
3) Calculate possible outcomes.
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Anticipatory Set:
I want each of you to take a look at the outfit you are wearing today. Why did you choose
what you are wearing?
What this shows is that each and every day we constantly choose and choose and choose.
Each choice we make is a prediction of how likely we think an event or a series of events will
happen.
Referring back to my original question is that we chose what to wear based upon what we
thought the weather will be like.
When we make choices like what to wear, we are actually measuring how likely it is for
something to happen. Like how likely is the weather going to be sunny, and from there we
decided what we will wear for the day. This measurement is called probability.
Body:
Can anybody tell me in their own words what the definition of probability is?
Probability is how likely an event is to occur.
We can look at probability as a scale of numbers 0 through 1.
Illustration: 0-impossible, unlikely, middle-even chance, likely, 1-certain.
Examples: rolling a 7 on a dice, heads or tails, and drawing 3 of 3 red blocks in a bag.
What kind of numbers are between 0 and 1?
Fractions, decimals, and percentages.
So then how do we determine probability?
Mathematically we can look at this definition as the number of favorable outcomes over the
total number of outcomes.
P=number of favorable outcomes/total number of outcomes
Let’s take a look at some examples demonstrating probability.
1) What is the probability of drawing a boy’s name out of a hat if there are 7 boys’ names and
9 girls’ names in the hat? (P boy)= 7/16
2) If I were to give you each a 6-sided dice, what is the probability of landing on the number
4? (P 4)= 1/6
What about rolling even numbers? (P even)= 3/6 = ½
Now that we have a general understanding of what probability is, I want each of you to roll a
die 10 times and record your results. Before we begin let us predict what we think the
percentages/fractions/decimals of each roll will be. Discuss with a partner.
Discuss results.
Explain the difference between theoretical and experimental probability.
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Review/Closure:
Explain in your own words what probability is? What is the difference between theoretical
and experimental probability?
How can I use probability to make wise decisions in my life?
Open-ended question to discuss as a class.
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