Maths+literacy+lesson+plan

- Introduce ourselves to the class - Short explanation of what probability is - What is the probability of a student in the class having a pet dog? - Show of hands for yes, then have the students work out the probability - What is the probability of a student in the class having siblings? - Hands up for yes, work out the probability for yes or no, then go on to show of hands for one, two, etc. - What is the most likely number of siblings for a student in the class to have? - Write up the names of all the hospitals in Cape Town, plus ‘outside Cape Town’ and ‘at home’ - Ask for a show of hands for each hospital, and make tally marks up on the board under them - Get the class to help to work out the probability of someone in the class being born in each of these places - Put the students in groups of 3 or 4, and hand out the true/false/unsure sheets, and give them five minutes to complete them - Class discussion on what the answers are, and work out together why each if them is the case - Draw five different shapes on the board, and hand out a scrap of paper to each student - Get them to draw one of the five shapes, without letting others see, then post it into a ‘ballot box’ - A volunteer from the class opens the box and counts the shapes, that numbers are put up on the board - Work out the probability that a student would draw each shape together