LP NO: 01

DATE: June 03, 2019

Lesson Plan in Mathematics Grade 9

I. Objectives
At the end of this lesson, the students shall be able to:
1. Answer the Pre-Assessment test on the First Quarter coverage.
2. Understand the meaning and nature of mathematics.
3. Determine the importance of the study of mathematics

II. Subject- Matter:

Topic: Nature of Mathematics/Pre-Assessment Test (First Quarter
Materials: Laptop, DLP projector, Test Papers (Hard Copies)
References:
Learning Materials: Mathematics Learner’s Material, pages 4-10
Value Integration: Appreciate the importance of Mathematics in daily life
III. Procedure
A. Drill (Flashcards)
Perform the indicated operations.
a. 1- (-11) b. 12b + (-3b) 3. 4x(x2) 4. 20xy – (-3xy) 5. 2ax + 5ax
B. Review
What are the four (4) fundamental operation in mathematics?
C. Motivation
Look outside the classroom and try to think about the area of the school. Can you imagine the shape of
the entire school? Think of its perimeter. Can you estimate how long and how wide it is? What do you think is the
area of the school is square meters?
D. Development of the Lesson
Introduction
Today, you are going to answer the Pre-assessment test on the First Quarter coverage. This activity will
help you find out how much you already know about the lessons in the first quarter.
Activity 1. Pre-Assessment
Tell the students to answer this activity within 20 minutes.
1. Distribute the test papers to the students.
2. Tell the students to answer this activity within 20 minutes only.
3. Tell the students to take note of the items that you were not able to answer correctly and find the right answer
as they go through in each modules.
Activity 2. Exploring Mathematics
Ask the students the following questions.
1. What is math about?
2. Do you think math is important? Why or why not?
Then, briefly discuss the nature and essence of math and its importance.
E. Generalization
What is Mathematics?
IV. Evaluation
On a piece of paper, write your own thoughts about the importance on math as a subject. Cite five (5) examples.

V. Assignment
Ask the students to write in their journal about the things they have learned and the most meaningful experience
they gained from the lesson.

Remarks:

Prepared by:
SAMUEL M. GIER, MT-II

Checked by: _________________ Date : _________________

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What are the benefits of Math?

10 Reasons Why Math Is Important In Life [Guide

+ Examples]

Q1. Jenny has six apples.  If she gives away four apples, how many apples does she have remaining?

Q2. Two trains are traveling nonstop to Kansas City, one leaving from Boston (1450 miles away) at 50 miles
per hour and one leaving from San Francisco (1850 miles away) at 40 miles per hour.  Both trains leave their
origins at the exact same time early in the morning.  Which train will arrive first, and what will be the time
difference of the two trains’ arrival in their final destination in Kansas City?

Q3. What is the radius of a circle with circumference 2π?

(Check the bottom of this blog post for the answers to the math problems posted above!)

While it may seem like math problems like the above have no real use in life, this couldn’t be farther from the
truth!  Math is incredibly important in our lives and, without realizing it, we use mathematical concepts, as well
as the skills we learn from doing math problems, every day.  The laws of mathematics govern everything
around us, and without a good understanding of them, one can encounter significant problems in life.

Read on to learn a few reasons that math is a powerful and incredibly useful tool.

1. Learning math is good for your brain.  Research conducted by Dr. Tanya Evans of Stanford
University indicates that children who know math are able to recruit certain brain regions more reliably,
and have greater gray matter volume in those regions, than those who perform more poorly in math. 
The brain regions involved in higher math skills in high-performing children were associated with
various cognitive tasks involving visual attention and decision-making.  While correlation may not
imply causation, this study indicates that the same brain regions that help you do math are recruited in
decision-making and attentional processes.
2. Math helps you tell time.  “I’m late, I’m late for a very important date.” – White Rabbit from the movie
Alice in Wonderland.  Don’t let your ignorance of math make you like the White Rabbit! A recent study
indicated that 4 out of 5 children living in Oklahoma City cannot read the hands on an analog clock to
tell time.  Knowing math, and particularly, fractions, can help you better tell time.  While analog clocks
may eventually become obsolete, don’t let your ability to tell time become outdated!  Use your

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 knowledge of fractions to help you tell time on analog clocks that have an hour, minute, and
(sometimes) second hand.
3. Math helps you with your finances.  Math can be helpful for balancing your budget because you will
have a good understanding of how to make sure that your costs are less than the money you have. 
Balancing one’s bank account, for example, is an important life skill that requires math in order to
subtract balances.  People who know math are therefore less likely to go into debt because they did not
know how much money they had versus how much money they spent.
4. Math makes you a better cook (or baker).  With a knowledge of math, for example, you can quickly
deduce that a half-cup of flour is the same thing as eight tablespoons of flour.  This can prove handy if
you find that your half-cup measure is missing.  Likewise, if you are cooking from a recipe that serves 4
people, but you need to feed 8 people, your math skills tell you that you can simply double all of the
necessary ingredients.  Without math, you may not have enough food (or have too much food) to feed
your guests…
5. Math helps us have better problem-solving skills.  Math helps us think analytically and have better
reasoning abilities.  Analytical thinking refers to the ability to think critically about the world around us. 
Reasoning is our ability to think logically about a situation.  Analytical and reasoning skills are
important because they help us solve problems and look for solutions.  While it may seem farfetched to
think that solving the train problem above can help you solve a problem in your life, the skills that you
use in framing the problem, identifying the knowns and unknowns, and taking steps to solve the problem
can be a very important strategy that can be applied to other problems in life.
6. Math is used in practically every career in some way.  Obviously, mathematicians and scientists rely
on mathematical principles to do the most basic aspects of their work such as test hypotheses.  While
scientific careers famously involve math, they are not the only careers to do so.  Even operating a cash
register requires that one understands basic arithmetic. People working in a factory must be able to do
mental arithmetic to keep track of the parts on the assembly line and must, in some cases, manipulate
fabrication software utilizing geometric properties (such as the dimensions of a part) in order to build
their products.  Really, any job requires math because you must know how to interpret your paycheck
and balance your budget.
7. Math is all around us and helps us understand the world better.  To live in a mathematically-driven
world and not know math is like walking through an art museum with your eyes closed.  Learning and
appreciating math can help you appreciate things that you would not otherwise notice about the world. 
In reality, math is everywhere! Don’t believe me?  Read on for some examples of math in nature.

Bees, masters of geometry, use hexagons to build their honeycombs.  The Fibonacci sequence, a famous
sequence of numbers in mathematics, is found throughout nature: in pinecones, seashells, trees, flowers, and
leaves.

The number pi can also be observed all around us.  Pi is a cool number with many unique properties.  Pi is
approximately 3.14, but in reality it is greater than 3.14, with an infinite string of numbers after the decimal
point. Because pi is, in reality, an infinitely long number, it is expressed as the Greek letter pi (π).  It cannot be
expressed as a fraction; numbers that cannot be expressed as fractions are said to be irrational.  Pi is also
transcendental, which means that it is non-algebraic; this means that pi cannot be the solution of single-variable
polynomial equation whose coefficients are all integers.  (By definition, all transcendental numbers are also
irrational.)

The number pi can be observed in the shapes of rivers.  The ratio of a river’s length to the distance from the
source to its mouth is called the “meandering ratio.”  The average meandering ratio of rivers approaches the
number pi.  It makes sense that the average meandering ratio of rivers approaches pi, because rivers tend to
bend into loops, which are circular in nature.  The ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter is also equal
to pi.

Now that you know more about pi and about how math governs nature, don’t you feel that you have a greater
command over the mathematical laws of the universe?  It can be empowering to learn about mathematical
principles because it can help make sense of a world that, oftentimes, does not make much sense.

1. Math can make you more popular.  Before you start to disagree with me, think about how great it is to
go to dinner with a friend who can quickly divide a check in their mind to determine how much each
person needs to pay to split the bill.  Your knowledge of fractions can also help you divide a pizza
among a few people.  While math is popularly the realm of nerds, your ability to avoid awkward
confusion and silence as you and your friends try to divide a pizza or a dinner bill is truly a valuable
skill.  Be known as the cool (yes, I said cool) person that knows how to do mental math quickly!

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 2. Math can help you shop a good sale.  Not only will your quick mental arithmetic skills help you
become known as the smart person who everyone appreciates when the waiter brings the check to your
table, your math skills can also help you shop.  Knowledge of percentages and how to calculate them
quickly can help you save time when shopping at a sale at the mall – for example, to quickly calculate a
discounted price, or to determine whether you’ve been correctly charged when paying for a shirt at the
store.  You don’t need a Ph.D. in math to develop some quick mental arithmetic skills; they can help you
in these and other areas of your life in the long run.

Tip: use the 10 rule while sale-shopping.  If you want to brush up on your math skills to be a better bargain-
hunter, remember this rule: to subtract 10 from a price, you can just move the decimal place to the left by one
digit.  Take, for example, a shirt that has a price of $25.00 and is on sale for an additional 20 off.  You can move
the decimal over to the left by one digit to calculate 10 off – $2.50.  Since 20 off is 2 x 10 off, you can quickly
multiply $2.50 x 2 to get the discount amount – $5.00.  Subtract the discount amount from the original price of
the shirt: $25.00 – $5.00 = $20.00.  You can use the 10 rule to quickly calculate 10 of the price and multiply it
by a factor that can help you estimate price discounts quickly.

Math skills can be pretty helpful!

1. Math is the universal language.  Sure, it’s mostly equations, numbers, and some Greek letters, but
math is understood the same virtually all over the world (and who knows, maybe all over the universe)! 
A math equation doesn’t need to be translated to another language to be understood by someone on the
other side of the planet.  A mathematical law doesn’t change because someone has a different religion
than you or speaks a different language from you.  2 + 2 = 4 in every single place on planet Earth. 
Pretty cool! The universality of math is one of the many things that makes it such a powerful tool and,
indeed, essential life skill.

In summary, math is not only important for success in life; it is all around us.  The laws of mathematics are
evident throughout the world, including in nature, and the problem-solving skills obtained from completing
math homework can help us tackle problems in other areas of life.  While many may complain that math is
boring or complicated, the truth is that a life devoid of math means that we go around experiencing the world on
a much less interesting level than we could.

Math problem answers:

A1. Two apples

A2. To solve this problem, simply divide the distance travelled for each train by its speed to obtain the time that
the journey will take.  Assuming that the trains travel a uniform velocity and make no stops, The Boston train
will arrive in Kansas City in (1450 / 50) = 29 hours. The San Francisco train will arrive in (1850/40) = 46.25
hours. 

To calculate the time difference, simply subtract 46.25 from 29 = 17.25.

Therefore, the Boston train will arrive first – and the San Francisco train will arrive 17.25 hours later.

A3. The circumference of a circle is equal to the diameter of the circle times pi. Therefore, dividing the
circumference (2π) by π gives us the diameter, which is 2.  The radius is half the diameter, so in this case, 2/2 =
1.  Therefore, the radius of a circle with circumference 2π is equal to 1.

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