Set Theory and Logic Unit Plan

Exploring Relationships between Sets

Achievement Indicators

2.2 Organize information such as collected data and number properties, using graphic organizers, and explain the reasoning. [V] [R]
2.3 Explain what a specified region in a Venn diagram represents, using connecting words (and, or, not) or set notation. [V] [C]
2.7 Solve a contextual problem that involves sets, and record the solution, using set notation.

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Discovery Based Learning Ideas:

1.  Operations on Sets

• • Operations on Sets from the Wolfram Demonstrations Pr
  • Click here to download a student assessed exploration that can be used with this applet.

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Lesson Links:

• Click here for ERLC Lesson Link (Notebook). Please use this lesson as a framework for your own teaching environment

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Assessment For Learning

1.  Student Created Assessment [CN], [V] -- Have students think of two sets that will have some overlap and create a Venn Diagram.  If students have troubles thinking of an idea, direct them to the Explore the Math on page 19.  Have the students describe the four areas of the Venn diagram using the Venn Diagram they created.

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Additional Resources to Support this Lesson

• Click here for more notes Venn Diagrams (Purple Math)
  
• Click here for some work sheets on Venn Diagrams (Enchanted Learning)
• Click here for an interactive for creating easy Venn Diagrams (Applet)
• Click here for some practice problems on Venn Diagrams (NLVM)
• Click here for a interactive for finding the shaded regions of two or three intersecting Venn Diagrams (Wolfram)
  

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Videos:

for a General video for this lesson (Youtube)  

for a video on Introduction to Venn Diagrams (YouTube)

for a video on Solving problems using Venn Diagrams (Youtube)

for a video on Venn Diagrams: Shading Regions with Three Sets, Part 2 of 2

Click here for a video on Misusing Venn Diagram (Rachell Maddow Show)