Real World Mathematics in Images
Mathematics in Visuals
Math Modeling Resources and Links
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Activities and Tasks
Navigate to the Math Modeling Intro page for a summary of the modeling process: Life --> Math --> Life Some contexts are more "real" than others. Some are more relevant to your students or at least to the world they understand. Some sources introduce engaging real-world contexts only to ask a question that no ordinary person would think to ask (usually because the goal of the not-so-real problem is to dig into particular math rather than understand and solve a real-world problem). Use activities/tasks/contexts within the resources listed below or modify as needed to make your activities more real and relevant for your students. Perhaps these will inspire you to capture pictures and artifacts for your teaching to bring life to mathematics and mathematics to life. Choose culturally-relevant contexts for you and your students to explore mathematics as a powerful tool to understand and impact social justice and equity. Enjoy, along with your students, (1) applying math to something real and meaningful and (2) learning new math in order to solve a real problem. MMC^3 - Julia Aguirre Lessons for grades 3 - 5. Ideas may be adapted to other grades. Mathematical Modeling With Cultural and Community Contexts (M2C3) EQ STEMM Math Modeling Tasks https://www.eqstemm.org/mm-tasks Disruptive Numbers: The Chaos Numbers Bring to Uncover HIdden Stories - Ma Bernadette Andres-Salgarino Links for activities, lessons and resources to implement social justice and culturally-relevant contexts for mathematical modeling in classrooms. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sUKhgXc3BoyMfs3c_kZovpuu26uKi_Rl_EyARlRAbJo/edit Yummymath Engaging Real-World Activities https://www.yummymath.com/ Citizen Math (Mathalicious) Real-world lessons (Member Cost/Free Sample Lessons) https://www.citizenmath.com/ Robert Kaplinsky https://robertkaplinsky.com/lessons/ Three-Act Tasks - 3-Act Math Tasks K-12 - Kristen Acosta K-6 - Dan Meyer - Graham Fletcher K-5 101 Questions https://www.101qs.com/ Interesting lesson starters or modeling activities. Achieve the Core/Student Achievement Partners Jason Zimba https://achievethecore.org/category/416/mathematics-tasks COMAP Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications https://www.comap.com/ PLUS Maths https://plus.maths.org/content/ Activities and articles related to real-world applications of mathematics. Nrich Maths https://nrich.maths.org/ Emergent Math: Problem Based Learning https://emergentmath.com/my-problem-based-curriculum-maps/ Mathigon Applications https://mathigon.org/applications Study: Culturally Relevant Math UConn https://opencommons.uconn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=nera-2015 Creating Balance In An Unjust World http://www.creatingbalanceconference.org/resources/ Conference resources intended for educators integrating issues of social and economic justice into their math classes and curriculum. Chapter 10: Forensic Science Introduction to Criminal Investigation: Processes, Practices and Thinking https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/criminalinvestigation/chapter/chapter-10-forensic-sciences/ PBL Works https://www.pblworks.org/teaching-about-climate-change-project-based-learning Make Math Moments Problem-based tasks and units for grades 3 - 10. https://learn.makemathmoments.com/tasks/ Learning and Teaching Mathematics Teacher PK-12 The following articles can be found in this NCTM publication offered to members. Real Math Explorations Empowering Latinx Families to Help Children With Mathematics Volume 114_Issue 10_October_2021, p. 777 “Big, Medium, Small: This three-minute bilingual video features a parent and child engaged in the routine activity of sorting laundry, while playfully talking about comparisons and measurement.” GPS: Diving into Dolphin Data Volume 114_Issue 11_November_2021, p. 886 Questions that arise while investigating data about dolphins and questions for which data should be captured. Bridging Modeling and Environmental Issues Volume 114_Issue 11_November_2021, p. 845. “Have you ever noticed trash collecting in streams or waterways? How does trash influence our environment, and what can be done to enact change?” Exploring Playground Access with Mathematics Volume 113_Issue 11_November_2020, p. 887. “Four-year-old children used mathematics to examine the location of and access to public playgrounds in their community. They collected and recorded data, using the information to advocate for a social justice issue.” Mathematizing Multilevel Marketing Volume 113_Issue 05_May_2020, p. 416 “This article dives into the importance of engaging students in investigating the mathematics behind businesses that pressure their employees to recruit new members as a basis for success,…” Let’s Hit the Target Volume 113_Issue 05_May_2020, p. 368 Projectile motion explorations. Productive Struggle in Action Volume 113_Issue 05_May_2020, p. 361 Fair division of pizza problem. Batman Reimagined Volume 113_Issue 06_June_2020, p. 497 “Inspired by the Batman Equation of 2011, the author presents a challenging and engaging process for graphing complicated designs from just a single parametric equation pair.” A Wonder-Full Task Leads to a Wonder-Full Intervention Volume 113_Issue 06_June_2020, p. 474 Described task to determine draft order for professional baseball organization. Uses player performance statistics. Giving Birth to Inferential Reasoning Volume 113_Issue 04_April_2020, p. 287 “What is the probability a newborn baby is a boy?” Beyond Hooks: Real-World Contexts as Anchors for Instruction Volume 113_Issue 10_October_2020, p. 821 Financial problems including Date Night, Net Worth, Worst Client Not-So-Real Math Explorations Filling Bottles With Water Volume 114_Issue 10_October_2021, p. 803 “If you gradually fill a bottle with water, how does the water level change as you pour in the water? If you graph the height of the water level in the bottle versus the volume of water in the bottle, how does the shape of the bottle affect the shape of the graph?” A context from the real world is used to explore math relationships. Perhaps ask instead, "How do you know when you have used half of a bottle?" Productive Technology Use in Mathematics Explorations Volume 113_Issue 11_November_2020, p. 925. “This interactive diagram of the Skateboarder ID is designed to explore time and position graphs.” What if we explored connection between rates and safety? . |
Articles/Reports/Handbooks
Mathematical Modeling Handbooks Mathematical Modeling Handbooks - Getting Started and Getting Solutions - Computing and Communicating Mathematical Modeling and Modeling Mathematics, Annual Perspectives in Mathematics Education, NCTM 2016 SIAM Math Modeling Resources https://www.siam.org/students-education/resources/for-educators Guidelines for Mathematical Modeling GAIMME Report Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Mathematical Modeling Guidelines for Statistics Education GAISE Report Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education Math Modeling Appendix: CA 2013 Math Framework Appendix B Modeling Our World With Mathematics https://www.oercommons.org/groups/modeling-our-world-with-mathematics/5226/ Modular structured curriculum: Health & Fitness, Environmental Science, Civic Readiness, Finances for Life, Digital World, The Arts "...career-connected thematic units where students use high school mathematics to analyze everyday life and work." From Washington - NCTM Fletcher 1 Fletcher 2 Levy et. al Meyer Multiplicity Lab - Northwestern "Learning to see mathematics as living in our world..." and Big Ideas https://multiplicitylab.northwestern.edu/big-ideas/ Data Activities and Resources The following sites are excellent resources for data-driven lessons around topics of relevance to students and adults. What's Going On In This Graph? - NY Times https://www.nytimes.com/column/whats-going-on-in-this-graph Statista Infographics https://www.statista.com/chartoftheday/ Our World in Data https://ourworldindata.org/ Excellent sources of graphs to promote discussion and sense-making. Data Talks on Youcubed https://www.youcubed.org/resource/data-talks/ Office of Civil Rights Data on Schools https://ocrdata.ed.gov/ Information is Beautiful https://informationisbeautiful.net/beautifulnews/ |
