A DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN MATHEMATICS 8

I. OBJECTIVES

Learning Objectives:

At the end of 60-minute discussion, the learners will be able to:

 differentiate Theoretical Probability from Experimental Probability;
 sustains interest in the finding the probability of an event; and
 compute the probability of an event.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

Topic: Theoretical Vs. Experimental Probability

 Reference/s:
 Materials: LED TV Visuals
Laptop Chalk
Blackboard Spinner
Coins Dice

III. PROCEDURE

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

A. Preliminary Activities
1. OPENING PRAYER

: Prayer leader, please do come in front.

L: Are you ready to pray now, classmates?

C: Yes, we are

All: In the name of the Father, and of the Son,

and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

(Prayer)

All: In the name of the Father, and of the Son,

and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

2. GREETINGS

: Good morning! : Good morning, Ma’am Arine! It’s nice to see

you!
3. CHECKING OF ATTENDANCE

: Is there any absent today? : None.

: Very good! Give yourselves 5 claps for a
perfect attendance!

4. CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

: Before you sit down, kindly pick up any piece * The students will pick up the pieces of trash
of trash around you and arrange your chairs around them, and will arrange their chairs
before you take your seat. before they sit down.

B. Review

: Before we proceed to our new lesson, let us

first have a review about your previous topic.

: _____, please give the definition of the word : Probability is the branch of mathematics that
Probability. deals with uncertainty. Probability is a measure
or estimation of how likely it is that an event
will occur.

: Very good! How about the experiment? : Process by which an observation is obtained.

: Very good! How about the outcome? : The observed result of an experiment.

: Very good! How about the sample space? : The set of all possible outcomes of an
experiment.
: Very good! How about the sample point?
: Each individual outcome.
: Okay, now let’s give an example of
experiment. Yes, ____________. : Flipping two coins.

: Precisely! Now, the question is, what is the

sample space of flipping two coins? : HH, HT, TH, TT

: Very good! How about the sample point of

flipping two coins? : HH

C. Motivation

: Before we proceed to our discussion, let us

first have a game. I have here 2 peso coins, the
question is “How many times would you expect
it to land on heads (HH)?” : ¼ or 25% ma’am!

What if we conduct an experiment? Do you : Maybe.

think we can get the same answer?
Okay, now let’s start the game and see if we get
the same answer.
Your task is to toss two peso coins in front. *some of the students will toss the coin in
Thirty students will be given a chance to do it. front*
Meaning to say, we are going to toss a coins
thirty times to see if we get ¼ or 25% as the
answer in our experiment. After tossing the
coins, please do tell me the result and I am
going to record it here.

*the teacher will record the result*

: That activity would be related to our topic for

today. The Theoretical and Experimental
Probability.

D. Discussion

: A while ago, I asked you the probability of

getting heads (HH) in flipping two coins and you
all stated your expectation before tossing a : Yes, ma’am.
coin, right?

: That expectation is what we called the

THEORETICAL PROBABILITY. When we say
theoretical probability, it is what you expect to
happen, but isn’t always what actually happens.

To solve the theoretical probability we use the

formula:

number of favorable outcomes

P(event) =
number of possible outcomes
or
n( E)
P(E) =
n(S)

where
 n(E) is the number of outcomes
favorable to E
 n(S) is the total number of equally likely
outcomes in the sample space S of the
experiment.

When we say favorable outcomes, it is the

outcome that we are looking for an experiment.
For example, flipping a coins “HH” is one of the
outcomes. Possible outcomes are computed
simply by counting all outcomes.

For example:
Two coins are tossed, find the probability of
getting two heads.
: HH, HT, TH, TT
What is the sample space of tossing two coins?
: Very good!
S= {HH, HT, TH, TT} therefore n(S)= 4
Let E1 = event of getting two heads. Then, E1 =
HH, therefore, n(E) = 1

1
Therefore P =
4

: Now, let’s go back to our activity, we decided

to find the number of times two head (HH)
would come up when flipping two peso coins 30
times.

*the teacher will use the table to explain

experimental probability of getting two heads
when flipping a coins*

: Okay, so that result is what we called

EXPERIMENTAL PROBABILITY. It is what actually
happens instead of what you were expecting to
happen.

To solve for the experimental probability, we

use the formula:

number of ×the event occurs

P(event) =
total number of trials

For example:

Outcomes Frequency
HH
HT
TH
TT
Total

*the teacher will use the students’ activity to

explain experimental probability*

: Yes, ma’am!
: Is it clear?

E. Generalization
: Theoretical Probability is what we expect to
: What is the different between theoretical happen, while experimental probability is what
probability and experimental probability? Yes, actually happens when we try it out.
_____?

: Very good!
H. Application/Enrichment

Conduct 30 trials and record your data.

Use the table below to determine the
probability of each number on a number cube.

Outcome Frequency
1
2
3
4
5
6
TOTAL

a. Rolling a 3 (use the table)

b. What is the theoretical
probability of rolling a 3?
c. Rolling a number less than 3 (use
the table) (rolling 1or 2)
d. Rolling a 3 or a 5 (use the table)

*two groups will present their work in front of

the class*

IV. EVALUATION
I. DIRECTION: Determine whether the following situations involve theoretical or
experimental probability then solve the probability.

1. During a basketball practice, Zach shoots 7 balls out of 13 tries, what is the probability
that Zach will shoot the next ball?
2. What is the probability of choosing a heart suit card in a standard deck of cards?

COLOR No. of times it occur

Violet 13
Red 9
Yellow 7
Blue 1

3. What is the theoretical probability that violet will occur?

4. What is the experimental probability that yellow will occur?
5. How many trials are done in this experiment?
6. What is the experimental probability that no blue will occur on the next spin?
 II. Direction: I am going to spin a wheel, and your task is to record the results and solve
for the experimental probability of each color.

COLOR FREQUENCY TALLY EXPERIMENTAL

PROBABILITY
Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Indigo
Violet
TOTAL:

V. ASSIGNMENT

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

CLOSING PRAYER

: Let us all stand up for the closing prayer.

: ______, please lead the prayer. L: Are you ready to pray now, classmates?

C: Yes, we are

All: In the name of the Father, and of the Son,

and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

(Prayer)

All: In the name of the Father, and of the Son,

and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

: Goodbye, class! : Goodbye, ma’am!

PREPARED BY: ARINE BELLE P. BLANCO

Practice Teacher

ACTIVITY

Conduct 30 trials and record your data.

Use the table below to determine the probability of each number on a number cube.

Outcomes Frequency
1
2
3
4
5
6
TOTAL

a. Rolling a 3 (use the table)

b. What is the theoretical probability of rolling a 3?

c. Rolling a number less than 3 (use the table) (rolling 1or 2)

d. Rolling a 3 or a 5 (use the table)

e. Rolling a 6 (use the table)

I. DIRECTION: Determine whether the following situations involve theoretical or
experimental probability then solve the probability.

1. During a basketball practice, Zach shoots 7 balls out of 13 tries, what is the probability
that Zach will shoot the next ball?
2. What is the probability of choosing a heart suit card in a standard deck of cards?

COLOR No. of times it occur

Violet 13
Red 9
Yellow 7
Blue 1

3. What is the theoretical probability that violet will occur?

4. What is the experimental probability that yellow will occur?
5. How many trials are done in this experiment?
6. What is the experimental probability that no blue will occur on the next spin?

II. Direction: I am going to spin a wheel, and your task is to record the results and solve
for the experimental probability of each color.

COLOR FREQUENCY TALLY EXPERIMENTAL

PROBABILITY
Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Indigo
Violet
TOTAL: