An Elementary Mathematics Lesson about the 2020 Presidential Election

Authors

  • Blair Izard SUNY Empire State University
  • Kristal Cloft University of Hartford

Keywords:

Elementary Math, Estimation, Rounding, Election, Civics

Abstract

This lesson is a “spin-off” to a high-school lesson that we recently shared in this journal (Izard & Cloft, 2023); however, the lesson shared here is intended for 4th grade. We wanted to continue the conversation about how to make mathematics more meaningful and relevant for our students by considering ways of bringing real-world events into our classrooms, and we specifically wanted to consider what this could look like in an elementary classroom. 

References

CNN. 2020. "Nevada." CNN. March 6, 2021. https://www.cnn.com/election/2020/results/state/nevada

Gutstein, E., & Peterson, B. (Eds.). (2006). Rethinking mathematics: Teaching social justice by the numbers. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Rethinking Schools.

Izard, B. (2018). Teaching Human Rights through Mathematics. Mathematics Teacher, 112(2), 114–119.

Izard, B., & Cloft, K. (2023). This graph stinks... but I fixed it: A lesson on data representation. Ohio Journal of School Mathematics, 95(1), 10–20. Retrieved from https://ohiomathjournal.org/index.php/OJSM/article/view/9668

University of Michigan Center for Research on Learning & Teaching. (n.d.). Guidelines for discussing difficult or high-stakes topics. https://crlt.umich.edu/publinks/generalguidelines

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Published

2024-10-21

How to Cite

Izard, B., & Cloft, K. (2024). An Elementary Mathematics Lesson about the 2020 Presidential Election. Ohio Journal of School Mathematics, 98(1), 21–29. Retrieved from https://ohiomathjournal.org/index.php/OJSM/article/view/9706

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