What Are The Chances?
Task 1
Keywords and what they mean.
In your groups
Click on the image to Watch the video
Source: http://splash.abc.net.au/home#!/media/1566284/the-giraffe-ate-it
List as many words about chance that you remember from the video
Share your answers with the whole class
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Lesson 2
Building Vocabulary in Context
Task 2
Group rotations
4 activities X 10 minutes each
In your groups you will each participate in the following activities.
See the whiteboard for the activity number - where your group will start
Activity 1
Human chance line
1. Collect pack from teacher
2. Open pack
3. Nominate 3 group members to be the human chance line
- each member will hold the string and a vocab card (either unlikely / even chance / Likely)
- 2 members will read aloud the chance cards and then peg to the line where they think the card belongs
- Once completed take a photo of your groups line
Activity 2
Chance word bingo
Play a game of bingo with your group
1. Pick a card and match the event to the correct chance word
2.The player with 4 cards correctly matched in a row wins
Bingo mat source: http://myfreebingocards.com/
Activity 3
Most likely / Least likely
Work as a group to answer the questions
Activity 4
As a group work through the following online game
Click on the picture below to access the game
Click on below image to print worksheet
OR
Collect copy from the teacher
Aim: To learn the words we use when classifying the chance of events
Probability card source: http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/probability/probability-cards