"Probability!"
OBSERVATION:
Introducing the idea of “probability”
REFLECTION:
In class on Monday,
professor Antosz made a pretty risky bet with all of the teacher candidates in
the room that he thought at least 2 people in the class had the same
birthday. We went through the class and students stated their date of
birth. Professor Antosz proved himself soon after we started this
activity, as there were 2 sets of students who had the same birthday.
REFLECTION
ON REFLECTION: I
strongly believe that this is an excellent activity to strike students
attention about the probability of something being true or correct. It’s a
fun way to get them involved and it is something that will definitely capture
their attention, because it is all about them!
Professor
Antosz said in his lecture that only once was he proven wrong where no students
shared the same birthday in the classroom. This intrigued me, as I am
interested to see how true that statement is. I think I will try this theory
and activity out the next placement I go to, should I find myself teaching the
unity of probability. It is a very good “hook” to the beginning of the unit. If
I enjoyed this lesson, I can only imagine how much an elementary class would
like it!
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