Data and robability -> 5: ossible or Impossible Getting Started? Big Ideas Lesson 5: ossible or Impossible How can probability be measured? How do we use measurement to help us make decisions? How can the likelihood of an event be measured? & Facts and Definitions An impossible event is measured with zero. A possible event can measured anywhere between a zero and a one. A possible event is an event that could happen. A tall tale is a story where the main character does impossible things. 8 Skills " Materials Introduction Describe events as certain, impossible, more likely, or less likely to occur (M) Listen responsively to stories read aloud (LA) Retell a story (LA) Compose a variety of products using the writing process (LA) Respond to text through drama and art (LA) Understand story structure (LA) "Is it ossible?" "That's Impossible" "Create an Impossible Character" ecos Bill by Stephen Kellogg apple banana colored pencils or markers jump rope orange paper sack watch with a second hand Review the idea that probability is a measure of the chance that something will happen. It may always happen, never happen, or sometimes happen. If something is possible, it could happen, and if something is impossible, it could never happen. Show your child the probability number line from yesterday's lesson and review the idea that an impossible event is measured with a zero on the number line because the chances of it happening are zero. A possible event can fall anywhere between a zero and a one. A possible event can be likely or unlikely. Activities Activity 1: ossible or Impossible lace an apple, a banana, and an orange in a bag. Ask your child the following questions: Is it possible or impossible to draw a banana? Is it possible to draw something that is purple from the bag? Is it possible or impossible to draw something that is red? Is it possible to draw a grape from the bag? Is it possible to draw something orange? age 1
Data and robability -> 5: ossible or Impossible Is it possible to draw something that is a square? Is it possible to draw something that is a sphere? Activity 2: Is it ossible? On the sheet "Is It ossible?" your child will decide if each event is possible or impossible. Then, at the bottom of the page, he can write two additional events that are possible and two events that are impossible. Activity 3: Try It! For this activity, you will read situations and ask your child to think about whether they are impossible or possible. Then let him attempt each activity. Before you begin asking the questions, demonstrate the length of a minute by counting to sixty. Read the following situations: Is it possible or impossible for you to do forty jumping jacks in one minute? Is it possible or impossible for you to jump rope twenty times in one minute? Is it possible or impossible for you to run across the yard ten times in one minute? Is it possible or impossible for you to drink a glass of water in ten seconds? Activity 4: That's Impossible Explain to your child that many books such as fairy tales and books about superheroes have characters that do impossible things. Read different examples of books from these categories. Read about the state of Texas, emphasizing the people and geography. Ask your child what he knows about cowboys. Tell him that today he is going to read a tall tale about a very famous cowboy. A tall tale is a type of story where characters do impossible things. Let your child look at the cover of ecos Bill. Ask him the following questions before he reads the book: Can you read the title of the story? What do you think the story might be about? What impossible things do you think the main character might do? Your child can read the story aloud to you, and then you can reread the story and let your child listen. Afterward, ask him the following questions: Can you retell the story in your own words? Where did the story happen? Who was the main character? What can you tell me about him? Did ecos Bill do anything that was impossible? Did he solve a problem in the story? What was your favorite part of the story? Why? Did anything in the story surprise you? Ask him to identify three events in the story that are impossible. He can then illustrate and describe his favorite impossible event on the "That's Impossible" page. Activity 5: Create an Impossible Character Tell your child that you want him to think of a character that can do impossible things. Remind him that the character must be one that he makes up, not one he has heard about or seen before. On the sheet, "Create an Impossible Character," he can write the character's name, where the character lives, and three words that describe the character. Then he can write about three impossible acts the character can do. At the bottom of the sheet, he can draw a picture of the character doing an impossible act. After your child has created the character, ask him to tell you a story about the character. Remind him that a story has a beginning, middle, and an end. Tell him that almost all stories also have a problem that the character must solve. Ask him what kind of problem his character could solve. Then let him tell his story. As he tells the story, record his ideas. Read his story aloud and ask him if there is anything he wants to change. Let him illustrate or act out a part of his story. Now he is ready to share his story and a picture or dramatic interpretation with family members. Wrapping Up age 2
Data and robability -> 5: ossible or Impossible Ask your child what it means for an event to be possible and to give an example. Then ask him what it means for an event to be impossible and to give an example. age 3
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