Activity 2: Why Oh Why? Think-Pair-Share
Activity 2: Why oh Why?
Think-Pair-Share
Select a Partner and answer each item.
1. What is next in the figure?
2. Draw the next figure.
3. My mathematics teacher is loving.
My previous mathematics teacher was loving.
My mother’s mathematics teacher was loving, too.
What can you say about mathematics teachers?
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4. 1 X 10 = 10
2 X 10 = 20
3 X 10 = 30
5 x 10 = 50
24 x 10 = 240
2345 X 10 = _____
5. Every time Maria visits her doctor, she receives excellent services. With this she
believes that ____________________________________________.
Guide Questions:
1. How did you arrive at your answer?
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2. Did you agree at once on your answer?
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3. Were there arguments between you and your partner?
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4. Based on the activity, what is inductive reasoning?
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Activity 3: Cubra Cube
Complete the table below.
Statement Conclusion
1. Filipinos are hospitable.
Bonifacio is a Filipino.
2. Smoking can cause cancer.
Juan smokes.
3. An angle is acute is its measure is
between 0 and 90 degrees.
Angle B is acute.
Guide Questions:
1. How did you come up with your conclusion?
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2. What have you noticed with all the given examples?
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3. Based on the examples, what is deductive reasoning?
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Activity 4: Think-Pair-Share
Draw conclusion from each given situation then identify whether inductive or
deductive.
1. 12, 24, 36, 48. The next number is _______.
2. Coplanar points are points on the same plane. X, Y, Z are coplanar.
Therefore, ______________________________________.
3. Regular polygon is equilateral. BELEN is a regular pentagon. Therefore,
________________________________________.
4. A child’s teacher in high school was a female, in his grades 7 and 8 his
teachers were both female. The child may say _______________.
5. Filipinos are peace-loving people. Mark is a Filipino. Therefore,
________________.
Activity 6: Assessment (Individual Work)
Decide whether inductive reasoning or deductive reasoning is used to reach the
conclusion and explain.
1. Every time I take a test in math, I fail it. I am taking a math test today. I will fail
my test today. ________________________
2. Maria is in Mrs. Rosario’s class. Mrs. Rosario’s class is in library. Maria will be in
the library. ________________________
3. Rational numbers can be written as fractions. Irrational numbers cannot be
written as fractions. So, 1/2 is a rational number. ________________________
4. Each time your mom goes to the store, she buys milk. So, the next time your
mom goes to the store, she will buy milk. ________________________
5. All birds can fly. An ostrich is a bird. Therefore, an ostrich can fly.
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6. All even numbers are divisible by 2. 28 is even. Therefore, 28 is divisible by 2.
7. Since all squares are rectangle, and all rectangles have four sides, all squares
have four sides. ________________________
8. The sum of two even numbers is even. 24 and 26 are both even numbers.
Therefore, their sum is an even number. ________________________
9. 2 x 100 = 200, 3 x 100 = 300, 4 x 100 = 400. Therefore, 15 x 100 = 1500.
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10. It has been observed that earthquakes precede eruption of volcanoes. Thus,
Earthquakes cause volcanoes to erupt. ________________________
