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Jennifer Nguyen

What Can Math Do For Pollution?

Engage
To engage students at the beginning of a lesson, insert a video, image,
quote, or another inspirational hook in this box.
The Goal: Reveal Pre-existing ideas, Beliefs, Preconceptions. Pose
questions that students will begin to answer in “Explore”

Think about the plastic and waste you acquire in your day to day life.
Now think about how much in a week. Now in a year. How about your
lifetime? How big is your carbon footprint? What does math have to
do with it?

After thinking about those questions, do you think math can help solve
this issue? Write your thoughts in your warm-up journal.

Our driving question for this lesson is: How can we use math,
specifically geometry, to help lessen the pollution and waste in the
world?

Explore
Curate a collection of resources (articles, videos, infographics, text
excerpts, etc.) for students to explore the topic.
The Goal: Students may be gathering data, sharing ideas, looking for
patterns, making conjectures, and developing further questions and
problem-solving considerations with the use of the information/activity
provided

Jot down any information you find is interesting or useful from the
sources below. Use this information to expand on your thoughts of the
previous questions and add to your journal.

● View this video about pollution:

https://youtu.be/OqHp03RRTDs
● Reusing and Reducing Basics:
https://www.epa.gov/recycle/reducing-and-reusing-basics
● Pollution Infographic:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HKPcgADcCs1lLfm-
ZkJb3lADx0xfZB4W/view?usp=sharing
● Ways Math Can Save the World:
https://granthaminstitute.com/2016/05/31/seven-ways-maths-
can-save-the-world/
● Reusable Pouch Math Dimensions Example:
https://sarkirsten.com/blog/2018/12/4/pouch-pattern-calculator-
math-explained

Explain
Use this section to allow students to explain their thinking and move
towards demonstrating mastery of the lesson’s objective.
The Goal: Provide an opportunity for students to compare ideas,
construct explanations, justify in terms of observations and/or data
collected in a collaborative large group environment.

Think about these two following questions after you researched about
pollution.
● What will happen when the world is overpopulated and
polluted?
● Will you make a difference in this world? How?

Let’s relate math to this issue. What are some ways you can
incorporate math, specifically geometry, to help solve this issue?
● Look back at our schemas involving geometric shapes,
formulas and find ways we can relate it to possible solutions.
● Partner up and share ideas and be prepared to share one idea to
the class!

Apply/Elaborate
Use this section for students to apply information from the previous
sections to new circumstances or elaborate on a particular aspect at a
deeper level usually coming in the form of “What if” questions.
The Goal: Allowing students the opportunity to discuss how their
thinking has changed or been solidified.

Let’s combine our previous knowledge of geometric concepts of

density, area, and volume of various shapes to think about how we can
create a reusable object to carry or hold things.
● Standards:
○ G.G-MG.A.2: Apply concepts of density based on area
and volume in modeling situations utilizing real-world

context.
○ G.G-MG.A.3: Apply geometric methods to solve design
problems utilizing real-world context.

Applying Knowledge to Project:

● While thinking of an object to create, also think about what can
be held inside, what can it carry? What is the object replacing?
● Incorporate thoughts such as the pricing, is it cost-effective?
How long will it last? How will we dispose of it?
● Using resources such as Canva, PowerPoint, Word, Paint,
GeoGebra, FlockDraw, and more, we will illustrate and outline
a digital prototype of an object that will reduce plastic and
waste using our existing schemas of geometric techniques.

Reflect/Evaluate
Include an opportunity for face-to-face or digital reflection to guide
students along their learning progression, evaluating progress and
setting new goals for continued exploration.
The Goal: Refine initial answer to the “driving question” and reflect
on ideas, goals, and beliefs concerning their progress.

Let’s look back at the beginning of the class about your thoughts on
math and pollution. Has your thought process changed? If so, how and
if not, why?

Do you think math could have an effect on the world’s climate?

Showcase your prototypes to the class using our geometric standards

and elaborate on how this will help reduce waste and pollution in the
world. Reiterate your thoughts on our driving question and how you
reached that conclusion..