DAILY LESSON PLAN

Subject Year Date Duration Class Size Topic Learning Area Learning Objectives Learning Outcomes

: Mathematics : 5M : 14 September 2009 : 10.30 11.30 am : 28 students : Data Handling : Average : Understand and use the vocabulary related to average. : At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:
i. ii. iii.

Describe the meaning of average. State the average of two or three quantities. Determine the formula for average.

Previous Knowledge Teaching Aids

: The pupils already have addition and division skills. : Real objects (balloons, marbles, coloured water, containers), Laptop, Ms Power Point slides, mahjong paper, marker pen, game cards, stopwatch, handout (Average lyric)

Thinking Skills Inculcation Values teamwork Integration

: Problem Solving and quick thinking : Fairness, divide equally, co-operation, rational and : Communicating in English and Music

Procedures/ Time Set Induction (5 minutes)

Contents

Teaching & Learning Activities

Remarks

Introduction to the concept of average

i.

Teacher starts the lesson by Moral Values : showing students the concept of average. Team work Co-operation

ii.

10 pupils are invited to come in Fairness front and form 2 groups to carry out task. Group 1 consist of 7 Thinking Skill: pupils and group 2 consist of 3 pupils Problem Solving

iii.

The rest of the pupils determine whether it is fair to have unbalanced group and solve the problem with guidance from the teacher (the 10 pupils will be distributed groups) equally to both

iv.

The pupils (in the group) are asked to re-arrange the groups so that both groups will have the same number of pupils.

v.

Teacher will relate the activity to the topic Average

Lesson Development Step 1

i. Meaning of

i.

Te acher introduce the concept of Average based on the previous activity express:
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Appendix 1: Questions averages class activity. on as

Average
ii. State the

by

guiding

pupils

to

reference during

(15 minutes)

average of 2 quantities iii. State the average of 3 quantities

ii.

The average of 7 and 3 pupils is 5 pupils Teaching Aids

Teacher uses Ms Power Point to Laptop simulate the concept of average and display questions about MS Power Point Average (for class activity) Slides Tw Balloons o pupils come to the front. Boxes & Marbles A pupil reads the first question from power point slides as instructed Thinking Skills by the teacher Pupil A is given 5 balloons and pupil B is given 7 balloons. Both of them are guided to divide Moral values equally the number of balloons between them. Pupils are guided to work out The average of 5 and 7 balloons is 6 balloons Pupils form 8 groups of 3 pupils and 2 groups of 2 pupils. Each group of 3 pupils is given 3 boxes of marbles. Each group of 2 pupils is given 2 boxes of marbles Each
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iii.

iv.

Problem Solving

Paying attention Co-operation Team work Divide equally

box

contains

different

quantity of marbles. Pupils read question no. 2 quietly Pupils divide 3 boxes of marbles equally and they are guided to express the average of 7, 3 and 5 marbles is 5 marbles. For pair groups, they are guided to express the average of 7 and 3 marbles is 5 marbles.

Step 2 (20 minutes)

i. Derive formula of Activity 1: Average

i. ii.

Appendix 1: Questions averages class activity. on as

Pupils refer to question 3 on slide Teacher prepares two containers with different volumes of coloured water

reference during

ii.

Pu pils record the initial volumes of Appendix 2: water in container A and B Worksheet 1 Te acher pours the water from Teaching Aids Water containers Pu pils record the new reading of water in each container. Thinking Skills Coloured water container B into container A so to get the total volume of water.

ii.

iii.

iv.

Pu pils
4

work

together

with

the

teacher to add the two original Problem solving volumes of water in container A and B. Then pupils are asked to the number of containers.
v.

Moral values

divide total volume of water by Paying attention Divide equally Te acher pours water equally into container B and container A.

vi.

Wi th guidance, pupils compare the answer (from calculation) with the new reading and find relation between them.

vii.

Te acher guides the pupils to write formula for average :

Average = Total no. of objects in all groups Number of groups

ix.

Teacher displays the formula on MS power point slides

x. All pupils read out the formula themselves. Activity 2 :

i.

A pupil reads the forth question

ii.

Pu
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pils derive formula of Average using 3 ropes of different length. Rope A =18 cm, Rope B =19cm, Rope C = 29cm
iii.

Wi th teachers guidance, pupils repeat the previous steps to find the average of three ropes.

iv.

Te acher distributes worksheets 1 as homework consists of Average questions to test pupils understanding on the lesson.

Step 3 (15 minutes)

Understanding Average Operation

of

i.

Teacher

displays

the

game Appendix 3 Game card Appendix 4 Game Rules of 7 Appendix 5 Answer Board

rules (using power point slide). Refer to appendix 4.

ii.

Pupils form four groups (Merak, Merpati, Pipit and Enggang)

iii.

Each players.

group

consists

iv. 1 player in each group is given

st

game

card

consists

of

question related to the topic Teaching Aids Average (average of 2 and 3 Game card quantities). Refer to appendix 3.
v.

1st player performs calculation Mahjong paper on black board and writes down the answer on mahjong paper
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Marker pen

pasted on white board (each Stopwatch group have their own column). Refer to appendix 5.
vi.

Each player is given 1 minute to minute, teacher will ring the alarm and 1st player returns to their group and 2nd player will continue the game .

Thinking Skills

answer the question, after 1 Problem solving Quick thinking

Moral values Co-operation

vii. 2nd player repeats the steps and

then continue by 3rd player, and group answer the questions.

viii.

so on until all members in each Teamwork Competition

2 points will be granted for every correct answer.

ix. 1 point will be deducted for

every incorrect answer.

x.

Team with the highest points wins the game.

Closure (5 minutes)

i. Teacher summing up the lesson Appendix 6

today by repeating the keyword and formula of Average ii. Pupils recall the formula iii. Teacher distributes Average

Song lyric

Teaching Aids Handout

song lyrics to all students

iv. Pupils read the lyric together with Laptop the teacher

v. Teacher gives a short explanation on the lyric.

vi. Pupils sing along to the tune of

Music

Mulberry Bush