Practicum Lesson Number

VEL Strand Discipline Based Learning

Date
Topic and Focus Mathematics Chance/Probability

Year Level Grade 5/6

Time of Lesson
Duration of Lesson 45 Minutes
Class Size 25
Student Learning Objectives and relevant Aus Curric/AusVELS/N
Syllabus
outcomes:

In this lesson students will be introduced to chance. They will be expose

the
vocabulary associated with chance and will be encouraged to used these
words in
their explanations. Students will learn that probability and chance are on
continuum
from 0 to 1. They will be expected to participate in experiments and rec
data; they
will use the data to make judgements about chance and probability.
AUSVELS:

Grade five students (by the end of the unit) will be able to pose questions to gather data and constru
various displays
appropriate for the data, with and without the use of digital technology. They compare and interpret d
data sets.
Students list outcomes of chance experiments with equally likely outcomes and assign probabilities a
number from 0 to 1.

Grade six students (by the end of the unit) will be able to interpret and compare a variety of data dis
including
displays for two categorical variables. They analyse and evaluate data from secondary sources. Stud
compare observed
and expected frequencies of events, including those where outcomes of trials are generated with the
digital
technology. They specify, list and communicate probabilities of events using simple ratios, fractions,
and
percentages.

Recognise that probabilities range from 0 to 1 (ACMSP117)

Compare observed frequencies across experiments with expected frequencies (ACM

Assessment/Means of Evaluation and Method Used

Student learning will be identified through the experiments and activities explored in
classroom.
Students will also need to show they are able to use the correct terms in conversatio
about their
work. Student work will be collected and analysed for student understanding of and
confidence with
chance and probability.

Student Teacher Focus

Classroom Management: Ensuring students are not disrupting each other while the
explanation and
on task learning is occurring. Giving assistance to those who require it. Keeping cla
noise at
moderate to low levels.
Lesson Flow: Being able to get the class attention and focus them on the new aspec
lesson.
Moving from introduction to activity to explanation to activity and then packing them
well.
Making all the parts make sense to the students using the right terminology to let
connect
their experiments with the explanation. (connecting recognise that probabilities ran
from 0 to 1
(ACMSP117) with compare observed frequencies across experiments with
expected frequencies
(ACMSP146))

Students Background Knowledge

Students are able to solve number problems using mental and technological method
Students have an understanding of how to graph data and how to read graphs.
Students have learned about percentage, decimals and fractions. They understand h
interchange
fractions into decimals and percentages. Students are able to compare, order and
represent decimals.

These skills will be necessary in the unit on statistics and probability. Students will n
revisit
number and learn how chance is represented on a number line. They will need to
understand that
probability is connected to number as well as percentage and be able to represent t
findings as a
fraction, decimal or percentage of a whole.

Resources and Materials

Maths project books.
Number line and vocabulary worksheet.
Rock-paper-scissors worksheet.
2

Students will be completing the vocabulary worksheet on their own to familiarise

themselves with the
language and ideas in chance.

Students will complete a paired activity scissors, paper, rock. They will tally up how
times each person won out of 18 games.

Results will be analysed on the board. Discussion about fairness and how many poss
the game
has for player A to win and player B to win. Is it a fair game? Does each player have
opportunity
to win a round?

Classroom Organisation

Students will work in pairs for the rock-paper-scissors activity (they will fill out their own she
glue into their
maths project book).
Students will work individually on the cutting and gluing activity.

Lesson Plan
5/10 Mins

Stage
1)
Introduction
Using a di ask the students who has used one to play a
board
game before?
Is it possible to make the dice land on the side they want?
legally?
How likely would it be to roll a 2?
How likely would it be to roll a 6? etc
(Explain that it would be a 1/6 chance or there is some
chance.)
*Go over it as long as the kids need it*

5 Mins

20 Mins

2) Explanation of Task
Explain the cutting and gluing task ask them if they
understand
the number line? 0-1.

Also explain the paper-scissors-rock activity briefly. Once ther

are
a few students done, explain it again in more detail answer
their
questions.
3) Students on Task
Students should be cutting and gluing the vocabulary onto th
number line into their maths project books. They need to be
confident in using the terms in a sentence.

5 Mins

5 Mins

Students who have completed that task move onto the paper
scissors-rock activity with a partner. They both need to fill out
their
table of results.
Once they have completed the game, there are three
questions to
direct them to complete.
4) Conclusion
Ask the students how many games they had played, how
many had
they won?
Also ask them to share their score as a fraction.
What did they learn from their activities?
5) Closure
Pack up the scissors and glue and also throw out any scrap
paper.
Put away maths books.

Reflection on Student Learning

What did you observe about student learning?

Comments on Future Lesson Directions

Are there areas you need to go over or move beyond?

Reflection on Lesson
How was the timing or the flow of the lesson? What other observations did you make

Reflection on Student Teacher Outcomes

Did you meet your own focus objectives? Could you still improve in that area? Were there
other areas
you feel you could concentrate on in the future? What were the positive points of your
lesson?

Supervisor Evaluation