Objective/s

(Chance and Data)

(Teaching Strategies, Activities and Personal Management Notes

Resources

·                   to familiarize students with the fable The Hare and the Tortoise

·                   to introduce the language of ‘chance’, ‘equal/unequal’, ‘likely/unlikely’ and ‘fair’
Activity 2

·                    Students read the online Aesop’s fable, ‘The Hare and the Tortoise’.  http://www.storyarts.org/library/aesops/stories/tortoise.html

 

·                    Ask students the following questions:

    • Why did the tortoise win the race?
    • Who was expected to win the race?  Why?
    • At the start of the race, would you say the hare and the tortoise had:  an equal chance of winning;  an unequal chance of winning?  Why?
    • If you could race other pairs of animals, which of the following pairs would you say most closely resemble the chances of the hare and tortoise:
      • Mouse and snail
      • Cheetah and leopard
      • Dog and cat
    • At the start of the race, which animal would you predict was most likely to win?
    • At the start of the race, did each animal have an equal chance of winning?
    • Did the hare think he had an equal chance of winning?
    • Based on their differing racing abilities, do you think it was fair or unfair for the hare to challenge the tortoise to a race?

 

Instructions for Students

Link to Use

Activity 2

 

  • Discuss the answers to these questions with your partner:
    • Why did the tortoise win the race?
    • Who was expected to win the race?  Why?
    • At the start of the race, would you say the hare and the tortoise had:  an equal chance of winning;  an unequal chance of winning?  Why?
    • If you could race other pairs of animals, which of the following pairs would you say most closely resemble the chances of the hare and tortoise:
      • Mouse and snail
      • Cheetah and leopard
      • Dog and cat
    • At the start of the race, which animal would you predict was most likely to win?
    • At the start of the race, did each animal have an equal chance of winning?
    • Did the hare think he had an equal chance of winning?
    • Based on their differing racing abilities, do you think it was fair or unfair for the hare to challenge the tortoise to a race?

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