1. 1. Curriculum NightAdriana Agosto, Alice Marcus, Widlynne Pierre, Heather WilsonMTH/214December 15, 2014Michael Braverman
2. 2. Math Concepts Probability: The chance that something will happen -how likely it is that some event will happen. Measurement: A number that shows the size oramount of something. Graphs: A diagram of values, usually shown as lines orbars.
3. 3. Probability RelevanceAdriana Agosto The concept of probability is relevant to student learning because it involvessomething practiced in the real world. Students must learn how to find theprobability because probability is a concept that is utilized in almost everycareer or profession. If one how to find the probability of something, thenthey will have better problem solving skills than of that person who doesnot. Probability is used to predict the likelihood of a future event, forexample of winning the lottery or buying a house or a car.
4. 4. ProbabilityManipulativeIn order for students to learn about probability, Iwould use this manipulative to teach them. Iwould divide the classroom up into 4 groups.Place skittles in the bag to see how many of eachcolor the students take out. The trick is I would puta lot more of one color than the rest. For example,10 red, 3 yellow, 2 purple, 1 orange, and 2 greeninto every bag given to each group.I would then have each team pick one student toreach into the bag without looking and pull out askittle 10 different times.Another student would put a tally mark on asheet of paper labeled with the colors, whichcorresponds with the color skittle pulled out fromthe bag.They would then dump the bag to see what wasleft over.The team would have to answer 3 questions.What color did they think they would pull outmore, what color was actually pulled out more andwhy?
5. 5. How Probability Builds on Skillsand ConceptsProbability builds on the skills and concepts learning inMTH/213 in many ways. One concept learned inMTH/213 was one-to-one correspondence andprobability builds on that because if students learn howto solve the probability of a one-to-onecorrespondence, then they will have solved thelikelihood of the solution before the correspondence haseven been solved.
6. 6. MeasurementRelevanceMeasurement is finding anumber that shows the size oramount of something.There are two main "Systems ofMeasurement": Metric and USStandardHeather Wilson
7. 7. Measurement Manipulative Students each start on a different startingpoint (A) and end at a different point (B).Measure using the foam feet to see how manyfeet it takes to reach the destination. Compare using a cutout of their own feet.Do you get the same answer?Will smaller feet take more or less steps to make it tothe destination?What about larger feet?
8. 8. Building on to what was learnedThe measurement concept covered in this course will build upon the mathematics already learned in the previousmath course. Mathematics is a cumulative subject. Students must be proficient in basic math skills before theycan move on to more complex mathematical concepts Addition Subtraction Division Multiplication BasicAlgebra Graphs and Data Analysis It is vital to practice and apply concepts learned in this math course outsidethe classroom. This leads to deeper understanding of the subject.
9. 9. Widlynne Pierre
10. 10. The Data Students will use data from two different sources to create three graphs.Alice Marcus
11. 11. Graphing Manipulative During curriculum night, parents will write their age on a scrap paper and anonymously submit it in afish bowl. Students will also use data compiled from a bag of buttons. The bag will contain varying amounts ofsix different buttons.
12. 12. From these numbers they will make the followinggraphs/plots:1. Stem and Leaf Plots2. Pictograph3. Bar Graph
13. 13. Stem and Leaf Plot
14. 14. Pictograph Great for an elementary level Seen in newspapers and magazines Elementary students will relate well to picture
15. 15. Bar Graph This type of graph is more advanced than the other two Data can be easily transferred to a bar graph from our other two graphs
16. 16. References www.explorationworks.org www.fayar.net https://www.pinterest.com/pagejen/math-portfoliofractions-probability/ http://www.awellspringofworksheets.com/one-to-one-correspondence-fun-ways-to-practice-matching-and-counting/ graph2014EncyclopaediaBritannicaOnlineURhttp://academic.eb.com.ezproxy.apollolibrary.com/Ebchecked/topic/241997/graph Billstein,R.,Libeskind,S.,&Lott,J. (2013). A Problem Solving Approach to Mathematics for ElementaryEducators. (11th ed.) Pearson Education, Inc.