Week 5 Agenda

Monday - 2.17

President's Day Holiday - NO SCHOOL

Tuesday - 2.18

1. Math Talks: Local Government Questions
2. Gerrymandering Explained
3. The New Math of Gerrymandering article and questions
4. Work through polytrope.com/district

Wednesday - 2.19

1. Math Talks: Riddle
2. CGP Grey: IRV or Rank Choice
3. Everyone's a Winner Part 2: IRV and Condorcet!
4. To Build a Better Ballot and More
5. Squaretopia and Measures of Compactness

Thursday - 2.20

Field trip to MCASD

1. Congressional Scavenger Hunt
2. Work on measures of compactness for Squaretopia

Friday - 2.21

1. Math Talks: NC and PA congressional districts - 2016 vs 2018
2. Apportionment and the Census
3. Gerrymandering Explained again
4. Choose your own adventure Wisconsin Supreme Court Case: Is it unconstitutional or is it just politics?
   • Podcast: “Gerrymandering at the Supreme Court” | From The Daily (22 minutes)
   • Shorter Article: Partisan Gerrymandering: How Much Is Too Much? | From NPR (1000 words)
   • Medium-Length Article: How a Wisconsin Case Before Justices Could Reshape Redistricting (1600 words)
   • Longer Article: The New Front in the Gerrymandering Wars: Democracy vs. Math (2900 words)