Description

Overview:

This video lesson uses the technique of induction to show students how to analyze a seemingly random occurrence in order to understand it through the development of a mathematical model. Using the medium of a simple game, Dr. Lodhi demonstrates how students can first apply the 'rules' to small examples of the game and then, through careful observation, can begin to see the emergence of a possible pattern. Students will learn that they can move from observing a pattern to proving that their observation is correct by the development of a mathematical model. Dr. Lodhi provides a second game for students in the Teacher Guide downloadable on this page. There are no prerequisites for this lesson and needed materials include only a blackboard and objects of two different varieties - such as plain and striped balls, apples and oranges, etc. The lesson can be completed in a 50-minute class period.

Level:

Middle School, High School

Grades:

Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12

Material Type:

Lecture

Author:

Fakhar Lohdi

Provider:

MIT Learning International Networks Consortium

Provider Set:

M.I.T. Blossoms

Date Added:

06/02/2012