Bobson and Larisa – Math Equity Tasks

Food Deserts

Aim: How do we use ratios to determine the location of food deserts? Activity

Students use trigonometry to determine the dimensions of a ramp for their school that meets ADA accessibility guidelines.

Use the Desmos calculator to draw your country’s national flag.

Students describe an aspect of their identity that has not changed or the personality of their “inverse.”

Grade 6

Students use a “controversial” meme to discuss the need for an order of operations.

Students write numerical expressions that model something in their lives.

Grade 7

Students research the history of zero to see how it has been used in history.

Students research different units of measurement, including the metric system and units used in other countries.

Grade 7

Students use map scales to identify food deserts in their neighborhood.

Students organize pictures of objects or people that represent their peers.

Students discuss the meaning of equality, equity, and inequality.

Students solve quadratic equations using different methods and discuss what method works best for each equation.