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Parable of the Polygons - Vi Hart and Nicky Case
Grades
6 to 12
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Parable of the Polygons is a playful, yet serious, interactive look at how racism shapes our communities. The underlying theory is that people are generally tolerant and will only want...more
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Parable of the Polygons is a playful, yet serious, interactive look at how racism shapes our communities. The underlying theory is that people are generally tolerant and will only want to move if fewer than 1/3 of their neighbors look like them. Using that pretext, you move unhappy polygons until everyone is happy through an ongoing scenario of different situations.
tag(s): cross cultural understanding (167), percent (59), racism (84), ratios (48)
In the Classroom
The Parable of the Polygons is excellent for math and social studies classes. Use it in your social studies class to show how bias and racism affect diversity as small situations escalate into larger problems. Challenge students to explore and interact with different scenarios to see how things change. Have cooperative learning groups create podcasts demonstrating their understanding of one of the concepts. Use a site such as podOmatic, reviewed here. Share this site as an excellent interactive for use during math fairs.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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