Group+A+-+Irene,+Steve,+and+Hollie

Multimedia Lesson Plan 5-D-1[[image:book_and_dice width="499" height="327" align="right"]]
[Irene, Steve, Hollie]

=What are the Odds? = __**GOAL**__ Students will learn the difference between Probability and Odds and will practice determining both using real world examples.

9th and 10th grade
 * __GRADE LEVEL__**

Probability vs. Odds - //related to Gambling?//
 * __SUBJECT__**

At the end of this lesson students will be able to:
 * __OBJECTIVES__**
 * explain the difference between Probability and Odds
 * determine how to find both Probability and Odds for given events
 * produce a podcast or vodcast which creatively explains the difference between Probability and Odds OR highlights an example of Probability and Odds in everyday life

__**CONTENT**__ -  [|Probability vs. Odds for online course wiki-2009.pdf]

[|Probability vs. Odds - with some answers.pdf]

 __**STEPS IN LESSON**__ 1. Lesson introduction - "what are the odds...?" 2. Present content from PDF file above entitled "Probability vs. Odds for online course" 3. Divide students into groups of 3. 4. Each group brainstorms more examples of illustrating probability vs. odds 5. Groups write a script of role play to record as podcast. They can teach someone, or have a role-playing conversation in which probability or odds is discussed. 6. Using Garageband (assuming Apple laptops are available) groups record podcast and save to school server for posting online. 7. Homework Assignment is PDF - [|Homework for Probability vs. Odds for wiki 2009.doc] 
 * Support document: [|podcast_manual.pdf] - Creating a Podcast in Garageband '08 - brief tutorial by David Shubert
 * Apple's Video Tutorial from YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RimJ6BfQaTEmedia type="youtube" key="RimJ6BfQaTE" height="344" width="425"

__**FOLLOW UP**__ Students will visit one another's podcasts and vote to select the most effective one.

__**LINKS for students**__

Links for Lesson on Probability vs. Odds