Sunday, 24 March 2013

Week Beginning 25th Mar - Probability Problems

LEARNING OBJECTVIE: To Develop Problem Solving Skills

SUCCESS CRITERIA: YOu will have a better understanding as to how to go about solving probability Problems

STARTER: 4 pics 1 word

LESSON ACTIVITIES:

The Better Bet
Win or Lose
Gambling at Monte CArlo


extension

Logic Gates and Truth Tables

Monday, 18 March 2013

Week Beginning 18th Mar - Problem Solving


LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Practice developing strategies to solve problems.

SUCCESS CRITERIA: You will develop better strategies for solving mathematical problems. You will understand the need for a methodical approach to writing down your solutions / suggestions and proofs.

STARTER: Easter Egg Hunt Mysteries - Which Shop and Where are the eggs

Lesson Activities

Does Amelie Get to the Fashion Show On time?

  1. Encourage explanation of answers
  2. Encourage Systematic approach
  3. Encourage Proving algebraically where appropriate

Monday, 11 March 2013

Tues 12th March - SOlving Mathematical Problems methodically

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Practice developing strategies to solve problems.

SUCCESS CRITERIA: You will develop better strategies for solving mathematical problems. You will understand the need for a methodical approach to writing down your solutions / suggestions and proofs.

ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY:  Two plus Two

LESSON:
Here is one idea that might help you get started

Possible approaches

How would you solve this problem?
861
+???
1427



What about this problem, where a,b and c are all different numbers

   bb

+cb

acc


Let b be 1 then 2 then 3 .... can you discard any numbers quickly? 
Why? What are you left with? Can you prove anything?

How many solutions to TWO + TWO = FOUR are there? Proof
?
EXTENSION:
What ABout these two sums

Key questions

Are we certain we have considered all the possibilities?

Possible extension


Which other word sums work? - eg
ONE + ONE = TWO
FOUR + FIVE = NINE


Which definitely don't work? - eg
ONE + TWO = THREE

Tuesday, 5 March 2013

THurs - 7th March - problem Solving

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: To further develop problem solving skills

SUCCESS CRITERIA: YOu will be bale to apply these problem solving strategies to further problems and situations

STARTER: Put this problem on IWB, Allow time for students to investigate and try out their solutions using interactive solution on IWB:

HINT Label the 4 people A,B,C,D (Largest to smallest. Can you write down algebraic explanations of the two different strategies

Tease strategies out of them and use the extension activity to get them thinking about when to use the alternatives strategies developed.

4 Students to continue working on D2 Problems

Further Problems (If Needed)
 Air Nets
Lots of Short Transformation / Visualization Problems
Speed time Problems at the Olympics
Interactive Games