Teacher Candidate Date/Time of Lesson Observer
Samantha Colman 11-3-14/11:45 Woody Nivens
School Subject/Grade Level Cooperating Teacher
Greenwood High School Probability and Statistics/ 11-12 Woody Nivens
Description of Lesson
In this lesson I will teach the students about permutations and combinations. I will explain the definitions and demonstrate
examples of each and why we use them. The students will be able to work examples of permutations and combinations by
the end of lesson.
Lesson Plan Component Description
Lesson Topic/Title Permutations and Combinations
Title of lesson, similar to a book title
Curriculum Standards Addressed NCTM: Understand and apply basic concepts of probability understand the concepts of conditional probability and
National Standard(s): List the number and write the independent events.
standard; i.e., IRA/NCTE, NCSS, NCTM, MENC,
SC Curriculum Standard: S-CP ( Conditional probability and the Rules of Probability) Use the rules of probability of
NAFME
SC Curriculum Standard(s): List the number and compound events in a uniform probability model
write the standard; i.e., GS-6.1 SC Academic Indicator: 9. (+) Use permutation and combination to compute probabilities of compound events and solve
SC Academic Indicator(s): List the number and
problems
write the indicator
EEDA: Cooperative Group Learning
SSCA: Appropriate Behavior
Cross-Curricular Connections Students need to be able to read examples and comprehend the vocabulary in the book.
Write how the lesson is integrated with other
subject areas
Instructional Objectives Students will be able to find permutations and combinations
What should students know or be able to do by the Students should be able to find permutations and combination with a worksheet with a 85% accuracy after
end of the lesson? completing the worksheet.
Students will (VERB)…
Lesson Plan Component Description
Objectives should be observable and
measureable
NCTM- Understand and apply basic concepts of probability understand the concepts of conditional probability
Instructional Objectives cont. and independent events.
List the numbers for the standards that SC Standards- S-CP 9
each objective addresses; i.e., NCSS 1, SC
GS-6.1
Materials/Resources Pencils
List all materials needed to implement your Notebook
Worksheet
lesson; e.g., pencils, notebook, selected
Text book (Elementary Statistics Picturing the World 5th Edition)
reading(s), video, PowerPoint... Promethean Board – write notes on the board
If digital technology will be integrated in Computer – need to use Promethean Board
the lesson to enhance the learning Graphing Calculator- Students will use the calculator to solve probability of events as another method other than
experience, address how. by hand
Prerequisites (Prior Knowledge) Social
List skills/abilities students will need to successfully o Able to communicate with me and other students
Cognitive
participate in their learning experience according to
o Thinking about any connections to previous knowledge
the following developmental needs: Physical
Social o Able to write
Cognitive o Able to use a calculator
Physical Emotional
Emotional o Be open to learning
Accommodations I do not have any students that are on accommodations. I will have the definition and an example of a range and standard
deviation on the Promethean Board. I will vocally say what I am writing or what is on the board. This will accommodate all
How will you accommodate for varying
types of learners. I will give time between each step before moving on to make sure the students understand the content.
rates of learning (early finishers/slower-
paced learners), learning styles, and any
relevant diversities?
What accommodations will be made for
students with special needs?
References Larson, R., & Farber, B. (2012). Measures of Variation. In Elementary statistics: Picturing the world (5th
Cite all references for materials/resources used in ed., pp. 145-155). Boston, MA: Prentice Hall.
preparing the lesson. Citations should be in APA, 6 th
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Lesson Plan Component Description
edition format. [Link] , January 2013
[Link]
Acc Math I [Link]
[Link]
Simple Permutations and Combinations Worksheet
[Link]
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Procedures Introduction: Today we are going to learn about permutations and combinations. You will be able to find permutation and
Motivation combinations of different events by the end of the lesson. I expect you to pay attention to the lesson as I teach you about
Grouping combinations and permutations, answer questions if I ask them as directed, and listen to all of my instructions.
Instructional Strategies (steps in the lesson) Body: We are going to first look at what permutations are:
to include questioning techniques and
I get 4 or 5 students to stand in a line at the front of the room facing the door. I then get them to rearrange
lesson closure
themselves and ask the class:
a) Do we have the same group of students?
b) Do we have the same line?
Permutations:
The definition-
A permutation is an ordered arrangement of objects. The number of different permutations
of n distinct objects is n!
The expression n! is read as n factorial and is defined as follows
Remind them of The Fundamental Counting Principle problems we looked at last week (How many ways can
6 trophies be arranged on a shelf?...)
The number of permutations of n distinct objects taken r at a time is
n!
n Pr =
( n−r ) !
where r≤n
Work and example of Permutations:
Example 2:
Find the number of ways of forming four-digit codes in which no digit is repeated.
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Lesson Plan Component Description
10! 10 !
n Pr =10 P 4 = = =5040
o ( 10−4 ) ! 6 !
Students will work examples on page 169 on their own
Example 2 Try it yourself 2 a and b
I will then go over these problems
I will work Example 3
Forty-three race cars started the 2010 Daytona 500. How many ways can the cars finish first, second
and third
You need to select three race cars from a group of 43, so n=43 and r=3. Because the order is
important, the number of ways the cars can finish first, second and third is
43 ! 43 !
n Pr = 43 P 3= = =43⋅42⋅41=74 , 046
( 43−3 ) ! 40 !
Depending on if the students are picking up the concept I might have them work Try it yourself
example 3 a and b
We are now going to look at what combinations are:
Combination:
The definition-
A combination is a selection of r objects from a group of n objects without regard to order and is
denoted by n Cr . The number of combinations of r objects selected from a group of n objects is
n!
n Cr =
( n−r ) !r !
Work an example of the Combination
Example 5
A state’s department of transportation plans to develop a new section of interstate highway and receives 16
bids for the project. The state plans to hire four of the bidding companies. How many different combinations
of four companies can be selected from the 16 bidding companies?
n=16 and r=4 because order is not important
16 ! 16!
n Cr =16 C 4 = = =1820
(16−4 ) !4 ! 12! 4!
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Lesson Plan Component Description
Students will work Try it yourself 5 from their book on page 171
I will then go over these problems
I will give them a worksheet to work in groups to help each other understand the concepts.
I will let them choose their own groups and let them know that they need to act appropriate and work
together
I will then go over the worksheet to make sure they understand the concepts
Conclusion:
Today we have learned how to solve permutations and combinations. *If you do not finish your worksheet finish that for
homework. For more practice try problems 7-14, 15, 17, 19, 23, 27 and 31on page 175 for homework.
Assessment(s) of the Objectives Observe if students understand the definition on how to classify events and how to solve the probability
What assessment(s) will you use to determine what Ask them questions about previous knowledge they should know and the new information
Let them work examples in class and walk around to see if they are understand how to solve permutations and
students learned and achieved during the lesson?
combinations
The assessment(s) must be aligned with
Students will work on a worksheet that will be taken up to check to see if they understand the material.
instructional objectives. Warm-Up based on the homework to see if the students retain the information on their own
Evaluation of Lesson
Were objectives successfully achieved? What went
well? What would you like to improve? What
adjustments will be made in succeeding lessons?
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