Ed 4632 Lesson 3
Ed 4632 Lesson 3
Ed 4632 Lesson 3
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
LESSON ORGANISATION
Year Level: 9 Time: 50 mins Date: dd/mm/yyyy
Learning Area: Mathematics
Strand/Topic from the Australian Curriculum
Statistics & Probability: List all outcomes for two-step
chance experiments, both with and without replacement
using tree diagrams or arrays. Assign probabilities to
outcomes and determine probabilities for events
(ACMSP225) Elaboration: Conducting two-step chance
experiments and using systematic methods to list outcomes
of experiments and to list outcomes favourable to an event.
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Lesson Objectives
As a result of this lesson, students will be able to:
Conduct a statistical experiment in groups of four and identify the possible events and outcomes of the
experiment.
Describe and justify with reasoning as to whether their assigned statistical experiment has equally or unequally
likely outcomes.
Create an appropriate sample space, e.g. tree diagram, list or two way table, for their experiment and record the
experimental frequencies
Appreciate the difference between experimental and theoretical probability by comparing and contrasting their
results from the experiment to theoretical probabilities calculated for homework.
Teachers Prior Preparation/Organisation:
Prepare Weebly Event 3 - have all of the four different
experiment resources prepared and outlined on
Weebly.
Create groups of four to cater for learning and ability
levels, so that the different experiments can be
assigned based on difficulty.
Prepare the ICTs for the coin flip, the bag of marbles
and the spinner, as well as resources for those not
using ICT.
List of Groups for the projector.
Were the students interested in the lesson that you presented them with?
5 mins
Resources/References
Laptop, Projector, Group
List
Weebly:
nd9probability.weebly.com
5 mins
15 mins
15 mins
Once a group is ready to start have them wait for the rest of the
class to be prepared. Encourage the students whilst waiting to think
about whether their experiment has equally likely or unequally likely
outcomes.
Group One:
http://justflipacoin.com/
Australian 20c Coins
Group Two:
http://www.mathplayground.
com/probability.html
Group Three & Four:
http://www.hellam.net/math
s2000/marbles.htm
Excel/Spreadsheets,
Workbooks
Wait for all groups to have uploaded their results. Once a group
has uploaded their results, they can move on to one of the extras
below.
5 mins
Give a time warning when there are 10 mins left of the lesson
and instruct students to finish what they are one, pack up their group
work and move back to their own desks.
Lesson Closure:(Review lesson objectives with students)
Class Discussion: Ask students the following focus
questions to guide a class discussion. Hands up if you think your
group had an equally likely experiment. Why? Hands up if you think
your group had an unequally likely experiment. Why? Group One,
summarise to the class what you found when you flipped a coin 100
times. What did you use to display your results? Why? Group Two,
summarise to the class what you found when you spun the spinner
100 times. What did you use to display your results? Why? Group
Three, tell the class how many marbles you started with and how
this came through in the results? What did you use to display your
results? Why? Group Four, what was different about your
experiment to Group Threes? What did you use to display your
results? Why?
Reiterate to all students that we have conducted four
different statistical experiments and gathered a large of experimental
probability data.
Transition: (What needs to happen prior to the next lesson?)
Outline Homework Task: Each student from each group
needs to download the homework task from their respective
experiment and follow the instructions to calculate the theoretical
5 mins