OUTCOME
A student:
MA1-18SP: recognises and describes the element of chance in everyday events
TEACHING POINTS | Students should be encouraged to recognise that, because of the element of chance, their predictions will not always be proven true. |
When discussing certainty, there are two extremes: events that are certain to happen and those that are certain not to happen. Words such as ‘might’, ‘may’ and ‘possible’ are used to describe events between these two extremes. |
LANGUAGE | Students should be able to communicate using the following language: chance, certain, uncertain, possible, impossible, likely, unlikely. The meaning of ‘uncertain’ is ‘not certain’ – it does not mean ‘impossible’. |
Identify practical activities and everyday events that involve chance (ACMSP047) | recognise and describe the element of chance in familiar activities and events, eg ‘I might play with my friend after school’ |
– predict what might occur during the next lesson or in the near future, eg ‘How many people might come to your party?’, ‘How likely is it to rain if there are no clouds in the sky?’ (Communicating, Reasoning) |
Describe outcomes as ‘likely’ or ‘unlikely’ and identify some events as ‘certain’ or ‘impossible’ (ACMSP047) | describe possible outcomes in everyday activities and events as being ‘likely’ or ‘unlikely’ to happen |
compare familiar activities and events and describe them as being ‘likely’ or ‘unlikely’ to happen | |
identify and distinguish between ‘possible’ and ‘impossible’ events | |
– describe familiar events as being ‘possible’ or ‘impossible’, eg ‘It is possible that it will rain today’, ‘It is impossible to roll a standard six-sided die and get a 7’ (Communicating) | |
identify and distinguish between ‘certain’ and ‘uncertain’ events | |
– describe familiar situations as being certain or uncertain, eg ‘It is uncertain what the weather will be like tomorrow’, ‘It is certain that tomorrow is Saturday’ (Communicating) |
Here will be added learning experiences as they are developed