A DETAILED LESSON PLAN FOR GRADE 8 MATHEMATICS

8 – Stargazer (12:30-1:30)
8 – Lotus (1:30-2:30)
I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:
a. define probability of a simple event
b. solve for the probability of the simple events
c. relate probability of simple events in real-life situations

II. SUBJECT MATTER

A. Topic: Probability of Simple Event
B. References: Grade 8 Mathematics Learner’s Module
C. Materials: chalk and blackboard, PowerPoint presentation
D. Value: active participation

III. PROCEDURE
Teacher’s Activity Learner’s Activity
A. Preliminary/Routinary Activity
Good morning Class! Good morning Ma’am!
How are you today class? We’re good, Ma’am.
Okay, let us all stand for the prayer to be (the class will pray)
led by Angeline.
Who’s absent today class? None, Ma’am.
Very good.
B. Motivation/Review
Identify whether the events are
impossible/sure/may or may not happen
1. The sun setting in the East
2. Increase in the side of a square results
in the increase in its area 1. IMPOSSIBLE
3. Tomorrow will be a bright sunny day 2. SURE
4. Father is younger than his son 3. MAY OR MAY NOT HAPPEN
5. A leap year consists of 366 days. 4. IMPOSSIBLE
6. On tossing a coin, I will get Head. 5. SURE
7. On throwing a die, I will get the number 6. MAY OR MAY NOT HAPPEN
6. 7. MAY OR MAY NOT HAPPEN
8. A mother having two children 8. MAY OR MAY NOT HAPPEN
9. A man with wings 9. IMPOSSIBLE
10. We will all go home in the afternoon 10. SURE
C. Lesson Proper
Since we have already discussed how to
find the total number of possible
outcomes of an experiment, we will now
be having the probability of simple event.

Who could its definition on the board? Probability of an event is a number from 0
to 1 which tells how likely event is to
happen.
Thank you.
Let us take a look at the probability line.
We have five events and the probability of
an event only lies from 0 to 1.

The probability of an event is denoted by

P (event).

We also have the probability rules. Let us

discuss it one by one.
Rule # 1. The probability of any event is a Example: The weather forecast shows a
number (either a fraction, a decimal, or a 70% rain.
percent) from 0 to 1.
(The students give an example)
Who can read the example?

Who can give another example?

Very good. Example: When a single die is rolled, find

Rule #2. If an event will never happen, the probability of getting an 8.
then its probability is 0. 0
P ( 8 )= =0.
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Who can read its example?
(The students give another example.)

Who can give another example?

Very good.
Rule # 3. If an event is sure to happen,
then the probability is 1. Example: When a single die is rolled,
what is the probability of getting a number
Who can read the example? less than 7?
6
P ( number less than7 )= =1.
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(The students give another example)

Who can give another example?

Very good.
Rule # 4. The sum of the probabilities of
all the outcomes in the sample space is 1. Example: In rolling a fair die, each
outcome in the sample space has a
Who can read the example? 1
probability of .
6
1 1 1 1 1 1
+ + + + + =1Probability of an
6 6 6 6 6 6
event is obtained as the ratio of number
Who can give another example? of favourable events to total number of
events.
Now that we have discussed the
probability rules, let us now solve for the
probability of simple events. We have a
formula in solving for the probability of a
simple event. Who can read its definition
on the board?

We have the formula

number of favorable outcomes
P ( E )=
total possible outcomes
n( E)
P ( E )=
n( S)
Let us have some examples. Ma’am 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Example #1
What is the probability of getting an even
number in rolling a die? Ma’am, three. 2, 4, 6

What are the possible outcomes in rolling

a die?
n(E) 3 1
P ( E )= = =
How many favourable outcomes are there n( S) 6 2
in rolling an even number?

Substituting it with the equation, what is

the probability of getting an even number
in rolling a die?

Very good.
Example #2 HH, HT, TH, TT
Two coins are tossed simultaneously; find Ma’am, there are four possible outcomes
the probability of getting first head and
then tail. Ma’am, one.
How many possible outcomes are there
in flipping two coins? n(E) 1
P ( E )= =
n( S) 4
How many favorable outcomes are there
in getting first a head and then tail?

What then is its probability?

Very good.
Example #3 Ma’am, there are 52 possible outcomes.
What is the probability of getting a heart
from a standard deck of cards?

How many possible outcomes are there? Ma’am, there are 13 favorable outcomes.

How many favorable outcomes are there n(E) 13 1

P ( E )= = =
in getting a heart in a standard deck of n( S) 52 4
cards?

What then is its probability?

Example # 4
There are 20 marbles in a container: 5
are red, 4 are blue, and 11 are yellow. Ma’am, there are 20 possible outcomes.
What is the probability that blue marble
will be picked?

How many possible outcomes are there? Ma’am, there are 4 favorable outcomes.

How many favorable outcomes are there n(E) 4 1

in picking a blue marble? P ( E )= = =
n( S) 20 5

What then is its probability?

Very good.
D. Generalization
What again is probability of an event? Probability of an event is a number from
0 to 1 which tells how likely event is to
happen.

What are the rules of probability? Rule # 1. The probability of any event is a
number (either a fraction, a decimal, or a
percent) from 0 to 1.
Rule # 2. If an event will never happen,
then its probability is 0.
Rule # 3. If an event is sure to happen,
then the probability is 1.
Rule # 4. The sum of the probabilities of
all the outcomes in the sample space is 1.
What is the formula in finding the
probability of a simple event?
number of favorable outcomes n ( E )
P ( E )= =
total possible outcomes n (S )

None, Ma’am.
Very good.
Do you have any questions?

IV. ASSESSMENT
Solve the following carefully then write the correct on the space provided before
each number. Write your answer in simplest form.
1. Pia is asked to choose a day from a week. What is the probability of choosing a
day which starts with S?
2. A box contains 7 red balls, 5 orange balls, 4 yellow balls, 6 green balls and 3 blue
balls. What is the probability of drawing out an orange ball?
3. Two fair coins are tossed simultaneously. What is the probability of showing a tail
(T) followed by a head (H)?
4. If one letter is chosen at random from the word TRUSTWORTHY, what is the
probability that the letter chosen is a consonant?
5. What is the probability of getting an 8 from a deck of cards?

V. ASSIGNMENT
Solve the following carefully, then write the correct on the space provided before
each number. Write your answer in simplest form.
1. If a letter is chosen at random from the word PERSEVERANCE, what is the
probability that the letter chosen is E.
2. The sides of the cube are numbered 11-16. If Jan Renz rolled the cube once,
what is the probability of rolling a composite number?
3. A spinner is divided equally nd numbered as follows: 1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 1, 1, 2, 4, 1,
2, 3, 4, 1, 2. What is the probability of that the pointer will stop at an even prime?

Prepared by:
Catherine B. Paz
Checked by:

ROBLEDO MIRANDO
Cooperating Teacher