Choosing Meaningful Contexts
The process of Mathematical Modeling provides opportunities for students and their teachers to explore contexts that matter. Below find links to resources for modeling and social justice, culturally-relevant contexts and other meaningful contexts.
Experience the power of mathematics to understand life and the power of life to understand mathematics.
The process of Mathematical Modeling provides opportunities for students and their teachers to explore contexts that matter. Below find links to resources for modeling and social justice, culturally-relevant contexts and other meaningful contexts.
Experience the power of mathematics to understand life and the power of life to understand mathematics.
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Resources
Disruptive Numbers Bernadette Salgarino, TODOS and Santa Clara COE Lesson plans, resources, links. Sample topics include: • Health Insurance for Children • Female to Male Earnings • Lifespan and Income • Plastic Island • Flatten the Curve • Students Grades • Culturally-relevant Income Inequality • American Incarcerations • Charitable Giving • College Tuition Cost • Cost of Medication • Environmental Issues • Fair vs. Equal • Federally Owned Land • Perceptions of World Poverty • Refugees • US Poverty • Safe Drinking Water • Violence in Chicago • Voter Turnout • World Health and Wealth Mathematical Modeling With Cultural and Community Contexts MMC^3 - Julia Aguirre, University of Washington Lesson plans, resources, links. • Designing a Garden • Wooly Pocket Gardens • Abuelo's Birthday • Shower vs. Bath • Tooth Brushing and Water Waste • Nana's Birthday • Girl Scout Cookie Sales • Guacamole Pricing • Pupusa Making and Pricing • Cafeteria Waste • Party Punch • T-shirt Task • Prize Spinner Task • Making Bugs • Making Picture Frames • Making Jump Ropes • Making Slime • Safe Water For Schools • Soccer • Swimming • Pizza Party • Popcorn Sharing • Orange Sharing • Animal Cracker Sharing • Strawberry Sharing • Pretzel Sharing Book: High School Mathematics Lessons to Explore, Understand and Respond to Social Injustice * Robert Q. Berry III • Basil M. Conway IV • Brian R. Lawler • John W. Staley Number and Quantity • Transformational Resistance • Honors Course Enrollment • School Climate and LGBTQ+ Mistreatment • Wealth Distribution in US and the World Algebra and Functions • Children at the Border • Climate Change in Alaska • Intersectionality and Wage Gap • Culturally Relevant Income Inequality • Fair Living Wage • Cost of Globalization Statistics and Probability • False Positives • 2020 Census • Policing and Racial Injustice • Prison Population • Zip Codes and Test Scores • Humanizing Immigration • Determine Loss in Disasters and Effect of Bad Sampling Geometry • Healthy Food Choices in the Desert • Gerrymandering • Paralympics • Making Sense of Food Justice * Member Pricing Available for NCTM Members Engaging in Culturally Relevant Math Tasks: Fostering Hope in the Elementary Classroom Matthews, Jones, Parker, published by Corwin. Engages and empowers students, helping them learn and understand math more deeply and make connections to themselves, their communities and the world around them. https://us.corwin.com/en-us/nam/engaging-in-culturally-relevant-math-tasks/book276133 Classroom Fruition Desmos • EpiPen Prices (cost of medications) • Recycling and Reusing Clothing • Life Expectancy • College Tuition Costs • Refugees • Voter Turnout • Charitable Giving • Plastic in the Ocean • Flint Water Crisis • American Incarcerations • Federally owned land • Perceptions of World Poverty • US Poverty Rates • Speeding Tickets and Fairness for Underprivileged • World Health and Wealth Citizen Math (Mathalicious) Real-world lessons (Member Cost/Free Sample Lessons) https://www.citizenmath.com/ https://citizenmath.com/lessons Other Meaningful Resources Global Climate Dashboard Diabetes See also Math Resources and Math Modeling Resources on this site. |
Topics
Health and Services - Access to clinics • Cost of Insurance - Cost of medicines - Vaccines - Incidence of disease - Family Planning - Contraceptives - Smoking and vaping - Alcohol use and abuse - Drug use and abuse - Lifespan - Mitigating disease spread - Support programs - Dental care - Pre-existing Conditions - Blood Type and Susceptible - Obesity - Diet - Exercise and Vital Signs - Health Club Membership - EQ Laws and Enforcement - Profiling - Bail - Brutality incidence - Community policing - Incarceration - Officers racial composition - Jail conditions - Wrongly accused/convicted - Severity of sentencing - Non-violent protests - DNA Ancestry tracing - Crime Scene Investigation - Forensic evidence - Hate crimes - Discrimination - Witness believability - Suppression of evidence - Witness protection - Confidential informants - Reward structures - Defunding, budget priorities - Red light cameras - DUI screening - Vehicle modifications - Street racing, performance - Gang affiliations - Access to guns - Jury duty - Public defender, legal aid Environment - Fossil fuels - Access to clean water - Recycle - Ocean pollution - Air pollution, zero emissions - Wind and solar - Nuclear power - Power supply regulation - Forest management - Global warming - CO and CO2 - Polar melting - Ozone - Disaster preparation - Disaster assistance - Endangered Species - Responsible Sourcing - Coastal Access - Pesticides - Landfill Management - Electric Vehicles Employment and Education - Living wage - Income equality - College eligibility - Scholarship, loans, FAFSA - Acceptance data - Incidence of expulsion - Incidence of discipline - Referral to special education - Access to non-remedial - Assessment, test scores - Zip codes - Sweatshop conditions - Access to internet - Literacy programs - Personal debt - Unemployment - After-school programs - Tutoring - Your Own Business Politics and Fairness - Gerrymandering - Voter suppression - Voting systems - Citizenship - Representation - Census - Deportation - Taxation - Free speech, protests • Immigration and Citizenship • Refugees - Military service, enlistment - Military spending - Gun control - Nuclear proliferation Media and Social Media - Media campaigns target - Bullying, shaming - Cancel culture - Fairness of Likes/Sharing - Marketing - Data collection, use patterns - Privacy issues - Free speech, hate speech - Popularity and followers - Conspiracy theories Food • Housing • Clothing Transportation • Utilities - Homelessness - Rent control - Utility cost - Transportation options - Food and meal programs - Hunger, food insecurity - Healthy food options - Shelters - Phone and data plans - Thrift stores - Hygiene - Vermin and vectors - Affordable clothing - Community gardens - Genetically Modified - Veganism - Lab-grown Meat Public Services - Managing traffic flow - Airline schedules - Overbooking - Weather forecasting - Self-driving cars - Tracking scooters Other Social Issues - Gambling - Child care - Payday loans - Panhandling - Racism - Gender discrimination - Social security - Elder abuse - Youth sports - Entertainment costs - White supremacy - Divorce, blended familes - Custody battles - Music style preferences - Religion and extremes - Colonization - Literacy, reading programs |
