MATHEMATICS YEAR 5

1. ZAMATUN NASRAH BINTI MARWAN
(770218-01-5450)
QUESTION 1
Inquiry Discovery Method
Miss Liza wants to teach her pupils the topic of volume. Miss Liza also can guide her
pupils to find the volume of cube and cuboid using Inquiry Discovery Method. First, we should
know what Inquiry Discovery Method is.
Inquiry Discovery Method is a teaching technique that encourages students to take a
more active role in their process by answering a series of questions or solving problems designed
to introduce a general concept (Mayer 2003). Jerome S. Bruner, a highly influential cognitive
psychologist, is credited for its development into an accepted instructional technique.
The discovery method is based on the notion that learning takes place through
classification and schema formation (Gellenstien 2004). Three main principles guided Bruner’s
development of this approach:
1. Consideration should be given to “experiences and contexts” that motivate the student’s
interests.
2. There should be a spiral organization of the material forcing students to build upon previously
acquired information
3. The instruction should “facilitate extrapolation”.
In this teaching approach, the instructor guides the student’s thought process by posing a
series of questions whose responses would lead to the understanding of a concept before it is
explicitly stated. “Children act as detectives as they solve concept-attainment activities in
stimulating learning environments. In doing so, they place a newly introduced object in a
category that they have previously discovered or identified” (Gallenstien 2004). This teaching
method is believed to increase retention of material because the student organizes the new
information and integrates it with information that has already been stored.

2. ZAMATUN NASRAH BINTI MARWAN
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Method outline
A. Examples Manipulation
B. Practice with more examples
C. New concepts explained/defined (Hopkins 2002)
Mayer describes these as pure discovery, guided discovery, and expository, respectively.
The Discovery method refers to how much guidance a teacher should give their students. There
are three levels of guidance in teaching:
1. Pure Discovery - The student receives representative problems to solve with minimal teacher
guidance (Mayer, 2003).
2. Guided Discovery - The student receives problems to solve, but the teacher provides hints and
directions about how to solve the problem to keep the student on track (Mayer, 2003).
3. Expository - The final answer or rule is presented to the student (Mayer, 2003).
Volume
From the question, Miss Liza should explain that in this real world is actually a three
dimensional space. All things in this world, whether solid, liquid or gaseous, exist in three
dimensions. As such, the amount of three dimensional spaces which an object occupies is called
its volume.
Volume is also the space something occupies. Volume also refers to the total space
contained within a three dimensional figure. Volume is expressed in cubic denominations, such
as cubic feet or cubic centimeters. To calculate the volume of an object or solid, we have to use a
specific unit of measure. The most suitable shape for the unit of volume is a unit cube with
dimensions 1 cm x 1 cm x 1 cm.

3. ZAMATUN NASRAH BINTI MARWAN
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To find the volume of cubes and cuboids
A cube is a polyhedron bounded by 6 square shapes and all its edges are of the same
length.
A unit cube is a cube whose edges are of unit length. The volume of a unit cube with
edges 1 cm each is 1 cm x 1 cm x 1 cm = 1 cm³.
This unit cube is the unit of measure usually used for measuring volume of a solid. Miss
Liza can ask her pupils to bring a big cube and a big cuboid and also asks their pupils to make
many of this unit cubes.
Then, she can ask her pupils to fill these unit cubes into big cubes and also their big
cuboids and count how many unit cubes can be fill into big cubes. From this method, her pupils
can find out the volume of big cube in cm³.

4. ZAMATUN NASRAH BINTI MARWAN
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QUESTION 2
(i) Lesson Plan
Date : 18 February 2009
Time : 10.20 – 11.20 am
Year : 5 Al Bukhari
No. of Pupils : 32 pupils
Subject : Mathematics
Learning Area : Numbers to 1 000 000
Learning Outcomes : At the end of the lesson, the pupils will be able to :
a. Determine the place value of the digits in any whole number up
to 1 000 000.
Activities : Place Value Bingo Game
Moral Values : Cooperative and Careful
Thinking Skills : Comparing and Reasoning
Teaching Aids : Number cards, paper, pens, place value chart, spike abacus,
Textbooks, internet connections.

5. ZAMATUN NASRAH BINTI MARWAN
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Teaching and Learning Activities
PHASE CONTENT TEACHING & LEARNING NOTES
ACTIVITIES
Introduction Games Teacher shows a game from internet Resources:
(Mystery Picture) connections. games from
(http://www.dositey.com/addsub/Mystery10.htm) internet
Teacher asks pupils to come in front
and answer the questions.
Teacher: I want you to answer the
questions.
Teacher introduces the lesson.
Teacher: Today, we are going to
learn about determine the place
value.
Step 1 Introducing determine Teacher get pupils to talk about the Resources:
place value. number of Singaporeans who visited Textbook.
Malaysia by referring to the
Textbook on page 3. Moral
values:
Teacher makes sure pupils read and Careful and
pronounce numbers correctly. cooperative

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PHASE CONTENT TEACHING & LEARNING NOTES
ACTIVITIES
Teacher use a spike abacus to Resources:
show the place value of each digit in Spike
826 079. Introduce the place value abacus
of hundred thousands.
Teacher also can pose questions
based on the situation, such as:
How many digits are there in 826
079? (6 digits)
What does the digit 7 represent?
(70)
What is the place value of the
digit 6? (Thousands)
Teacher can have further discussion
about extended notation using other
examples.

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PHASE CONTENT TEACHING & LEARNING NOTES
ACTIVITIES
Step 2 Place Value Bingo Teacher asks pupils to work in Resources:
Games pairs. Pen, paper
Teacher read the rules to play this
game.
Each pair writes any 6 digit
number on a piece of paper.
Eg: 648 921
Teacher calls out a digit, eg: “8 in
the thousands place”.
Pairs with the digit 8 in the
thousands place circle the digit.
648 921
Teacher continues saying other
digits.
The pupils in pairs with all the
digits or most of the digits circled
are the winner.
648 921
Continue the activity with other
examples of 6 digits number.

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PHASE CONTENT TEACHING & LEARNING NOTES
ACTIVITIES
Step 3 Arranging number Teacher asks pupils to change their Resources:
cards to form 6 digits pair work friends. Number
number cards
Teacher provides a set of number
cards. Eg:
10 500 60 000 3 000
700 000 0
Pupils arrange the cards according
to its place value by overlapping
them as shown.
70060 0005 001
000 000
3 0
0
Each pair of pupils writes the
number formed.
Teacher can repeat the steps using
other sets of number cards.

9. ZAMATUN NASRAH BINTI MARWAN
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PHASE CONTENT TEACHING & LEARNING NOTES
ACTIVITIES
Closure EXPLORE IT Teacher asks pupils to find some
information and also worksheets for Resources:
exercise from internet: Internet
resources.
http://www.math-
drills.com/numbersense.shtml
http://www.shambles.net/pages/staff/M
a_Prim/
http://www.softschools.com/math/work
sheets/placevalue_worksheets.jsp
Teacher asks the pupils to complete
the exercises at home.
Reflection:_____________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________

10. ZAMATUN NASRAH BINTI MARWAN
(770218-01-5450)
Question 2 (iii)
From the lesson that I have conduct in this classroom, I see the pupils are very
eager and committed to do the activities in step 2 and step 3 because they are very
happy with the activities. These activities make them excited to be the winner and they
didn’t feel bored with the activities. I feel if we as a teacher just use talk and chalk,
pupils will feel bored and sleepy especially when we do our lesson on the afternoon.
From this lesson, I have found that they eighty percent understand on what they
have learn today about determine the place value in the Whole Numbers topic. I can
see from their worksheets that they can answer the questions.
They also very eager to do the exercise and also the worksheets that I have
download from the Mathematics website. They can answer the questions on the
worksheets and also they can find many games about Mathematics from the internet.
This class is the first class in my school so, they doesn’t have so much trouble
with the English Language that I used. They also can communicate with me in English
Language and I also eager to teach them in the class.
I hope they will enjoy to learn with me in the other lesson because I’m so enjoy to
teach and be with them in this class.

11. ZAMATUN NASRAH BINTI MARWAN
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REFERENCES
S.S.Mok (2003). A Mathematics Course for Diploma of Education. Subang Jaya, Selangor Darul
Ehsan. Kumpulan Budiman Sdn Bhd.
Y.M.Khairuddin, P.Marzita & P. Santhi (2006). Mathematics Textbook Year 5.Ipoh,Perak Darul
Ridzuan. Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka.
http://depts.washington.edu/tepacct/tucker/mat_refl.htm
http://www.math-drills.com/numbersense.shtml
http://www.shambles.net/pages/staff/Ma_Prim/
http://www.softschools.com/math/worksheets/placevalue_worksheets.jsp

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13. ZAMATUN NASRAH BINTI MARWAN
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Assalamualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarakatuh,
Thank god for His permission I have finish my assignment for the Introduction of Life
Skill Educations that have been given to me. Many thankful to my tutor Mr. Mohamad bin Basar
for his helpness to give me more easier to finish my assignment.
Many challenges that I have to face to finish this assignment and also thank to my friends
that have gave me motivation and also lend their hands to help me and also share their
knowledges.
More thanks and love to my family and also my parents, who gave me support and pray
to give me more strength to finish my assignment.
Hope all of you will be happy and may god bless you.
Thank you.