UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI CATANIACorso di perfezionamento per l’insegnamento di
discipline non linguistiche in lingua straniera secondo metodologia CLIL
Corso n. 2 Discipline Scientifiche
A flipped lesson about A flipped lesson about ““Introduction to functions”Introduction to functions”
byby Maria Rosa Di MarcoMaria Rosa Di Marco
A flipped lesson about “Introduction to A flipped lesson about “Introduction to functions”: lesson planfunctions”: lesson plan
SubjectSubject: Maths: Maths ContentContent: Functions: Functions Title of activityTitle of activity: Introductions to Functions: Introductions to Functions ClassClass: III “Liceo Linguistico” o “Liceo Scientifico”: III “Liceo Linguistico” o “Liceo Scientifico” LanguageLanguage: Switching from English to Italian and viceversa: Switching from English to Italian and viceversa Time estimateTime estimate::
Home: 30 minutesHome: 30 minutes Class: 50 minutesClass: 50 minutes
ObjectivesObjectives:: students will learn the definition of a function, domain, students will learn the definition of a function, domain,
and rangeand range students will use the definitions of function, domain and students will use the definitions of function, domain and
range to solve exercises range to solve exercises
A flipped lesson about “Introduction to A flipped lesson about “Introduction to functions”: lesson planfunctions”: lesson plan
Elements of Bloom’ taxonomy that are Elements of Bloom’ taxonomy that are touched upon with this lesson:touched upon with this lesson: Remembering Remembering UnderstandingUnderstanding Applying Applying Creating Creating
A flipped lesson about “Introduction to A flipped lesson about “Introduction to functions”: lesson planfunctions”: lesson plan
Marzano’s strategies that are used in this Marzano’s strategies that are used in this lesson:lesson: Summarizing and note takingSummarizing and note taking Identifying similarities and differencesIdentifying similarities and differences Homework and practiceHomework and practice Cooperative learningCooperative learning
A flipped lesson about “Introduction to A flipped lesson about “Introduction to functions”: lesson planfunctions”: lesson plan
Materials needed for students at home:Materials needed for students at home: Internet access to watch videosInternet access to watch videos
Materials needed for teacher at school:Materials needed for teacher at school: computer computer projectorprojector Internet accessInternet access LIM LIM
The three steps of the flipped The three steps of the flipped classroomclassroom
Description of activityDescription of activityAt schoolAt school
Step 1: IntroductionStep 1: Introduction andand bbrainstormingrainstorming
AAfter a brief fter a brief introduction of the introduction of the activity and its activity and its objectives, objectives, teacher asks each teacher asks each students one word students one word linked to linked to "functions" topic "functions" topic that they know. that they know.
Description of activity Description of activity At homeAt home
Step 2: Flipped homework assignmentStep 2: Flipped homework assignment Teacher ask students to Teacher ask students to watchwatch the the
following videosfollowing videos::• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/alhttps://www.khanacademy.org/math/al
gebra/algebra-functions/domain_and_gebra/algebra-functions/domain_and_range/v/domain-and-range-of-a-functirange/v/domain-and-range-of-a-function?v=O0uUVH8dRiUon?v=O0uUVH8dRiU
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vO5qqfsWzhcv=vO5qqfsWzhc
Description of activity Description of activity At homeAt home
Step 2: Flipped homework assignmentStep 2: Flipped homework assignment
Teacher ask students to Teacher ask students to consultconsult the website:the website:
http://www.purplemath.com/modules/fcns.htmhttp://www.purplemath.com/modules/fcns.htm
http://www.purplemath.com/modules/fcns2.htmhttp://www.purplemath.com/modules/fcns2.htm
Description of activity Description of activity At homeAt home
Step 2: Flipped homework assignmentStep 2: Flipped homework assignment
Teacher ask students to Teacher ask students to dodo the following the following things:things: search for other videos about the topicsearch for other videos about the topic note the keywords and the most important note the keywords and the most important
sentences from the videos and websitessentences from the videos and websites
In classIn class
Step 3: follow-up activity in classStep 3: follow-up activity in classStudentsStudents
Students divided in groups Students divided in groups of 4 discuss the videos and of 4 discuss the videos and websites watched at home, websites watched at home, compare and share the compare and share the material product and material product and researched on Webresearched on Web
Students in group solve Students in group solve exercises, realize a mind exercises, realize a mind mapmap
Once the teacher has seen Once the teacher has seen that students have that students have completed work correctly, completed work correctly, each one must solve three each one must solve three more exercise individuallymore exercise individually
In classIn class
Step 3: follow-up activity in classStep 3: follow-up activity in class
TeacherTeacher The teacher explains how The teacher explains how
to solve some exercises, to solve some exercises, observes, gives observes, gives assistance if it is needed, assistance if it is needed, solves doubtssolves doubts
The teacher evaluate The teacher evaluate student’s individual student’s individual exercises to determinate exercises to determinate if students understood the if students understood the activity activity
Exercises:Exercises:
some examplessome examples
ExercisesExercises ((from from http://www.mp.hawhamburg.de/pers/Vassilevskaya/download/precalculus/functions/domain-2.pdf)http://www.mp.hawhamburg.de/pers/Vassilevskaya/download/precalculus/functions/domain-2.pdf)
Determine domain and range of the following functions:
Exercise 1: xxgxxf 2,2
Exercise 2:
4,4 22 xxgxxf
Exercise 3:
2, xxgxxf
Solution exerciseSolution exercise 1 1
Solution exercise 2Solution exercise 2
Solution exercise 3Solution exercise 3
Other exercisesOther exercises
Matching Matching Fill in the gapFill in the gap Crossword Crossword Domino and puzzle Domino and puzzle
Mind mapMind map
Students will create a mind mapStudents will create a mind map A A simple way to create mind maps simple way to create mind maps
online is the following:online is the following:
Click here:Click here:
https://www.text2mindmap.comhttps://www.text2mindmap.com//