Download Overview: The students should explore statistics and probability

Overview:
The students should explore statistics and probability prior to starting the unit. Suggest students be assigned
homework to read an article, watch a few short videos, and practice some problems before beginning this
unit. While completing the activities students will complete a KWL and Q chart about the topic and bring their
questions to class.
Estimated Duration
• Two homework sessions
• One 45-50 minute class to introduce
Learners:
This lesson is for a 7th grade Math class but the concept can be used for any subject and grade level. The
students will need some form of computer access outside of class and works best if the teacher is using a
Learning Management System such as Moodle, Google Classroom, or has a class webpage or blog to share
links to resources.
Objectives:
Lesson Objectives
● The students will read an article on probability and statistics.
● The students will view videos and practice problems on probability.
● The students will be able to track their learning and develop questions that they would like answered
about the topic.
Standards:
Ohio’s New Learning Standards
STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY 7.SP
● 5. Understand that the probability of a chance event is a number between 0 and 1 that expresses the
likelihood of the event occurring. Larger numbers indicate greater likelihood. A probability near 0
indicates an unlikely event, a probability around ½ indicates an event that is neither unlikely nor likely,
and a probability near 1 indicates a likely event.
● 6. Approximate the probability of a chance event by collecting data on the chance process that
produces it and observing its long-run relative frequency, and predict the approximate relative
frequency given the probability. For example, when rolling a number cube 600 times, predict that a 3
or 6 would be rolled roughly 200 times, but probably not exactly 200 times.
21st Century Skills Utilized
Critical Thinking, Communication
Created By: David Kushlak
Berea City School District
8/2016
http:// www.infohio.org
Any or all pieces of this lesson may be freely used and/or adapted.
Select Media:
● Probability and Statistics Overview
● Intro to Theoretical Probability
● Simple Probability: Yellow Marble
● Simple Probability: Non Blue Marble
● Simple Probability
● KWL and Q Chart
● Narrowing a Topic PDF
Technology, Media and Materials:
The students will be using a KWL and Q chart throughout this flipped classroom lesson. They will need access
to the Internet read a Probability and Statistics Overview found on Explora provided by INFOhio and view
three videos and practice problems from Kahn Academy linked in INFOhio’s IWonder portal.
Require Learner Participation:
Day One
1. Tell students that they will have two out of class days (if computer access at home is an issue for your
students, you can still have a flipped classroom experience by giving the students two days in class to
complete the activities prior to the unit on Probability and Statistics) to complete the following tasks:
a. Use the KWL and Q chart to fill out what they know (K) about probability and statistics prior to
starting the tasks.
b. Prior to beginning the tasks they should also begin to identify what (W) they want to know
about probability and statistics.
c. The students should read the Probability and Statistics Overview and use this as background
information to complete the (L). (What did they learn?)
d. The students should view the three videos in order all the while continuing to fill out the want
to know (W) and learned (L) section of the KWL and Q chart:
i. Intro to Theoretical Probability
ii. Simple Probability: Yellow Marble
iii. Simple Probability: Non Blue Marble
e. The students should complete the practice problems in the Simple Probability section of Kahn
Academy found through the IWonder Portal.
f. After completing the practice questions the students should use the Questions for Research (Q)
section of the KWL and Q chart for two purposes:
i. Write down specific questions that they were having problems understanding.
Created By: David Kushlak
Berea City School District
8/2016
http:// www.infohio.org
Any or all pieces of this lesson may be freely used and/or adapted.
ii.
Come up with a possible question to research about probability and statistics IF they
were asked to write a research paper about it. (Ex. How are probability and statistics
used in the real world?)
1. The students can use the Narrowing a Topic PDF to help them come up with a
research question by using Probability and Statistics as the general topic.
2. Allow students that night to begin their work.
Day Two
1. Allow students another night to complete their work.
Day Three
1. Have students share in partners what they already knew (K) from their KWL and Q chart.
2. Allow a few students time to share with the class.
3. Have students share in partners what they wanted to know (W) and what they learned (L) from their
KWL and Q chart.
4. Have students share what they wanted to know (W) but didn’t learn and create a class list as the
students share.
5. Then have students share specific questions from the questions for research (Q) section of their KWL
and Q chart that they were having problems with.
a. 4 and 5 could be done online with the use of a shared Google Sheet or even Google Form
shared with the class.
b. 4 and 5 should be used to guide the teacher as the unit begins to help students work through
the questions they had.
i. The teacher could keep the list and cross of questions as they are answered throughout
the unit.
6. The second part of the questions for research (Q) section of the KWL and Q chart could be used as bell
work discussions or extra credit research for students to help them understand the relevance of the
topic outside of the classroom
Evaluate and Revise:
As each teacher and every student is different, please take some time to reflect on the lesson plan and decide
on what adjustments might need to be made in your class in order for the lesson to be even more effective.
Created By: David Kushlak
Berea City School District
8/2016
http:// www.infohio.org
Any or all pieces of this lesson may be freely used and/or adapted.