TEAM CAPTAIN: Keeps everyone on topic and encourages participation.
FACILITATOR: Gets the conversation started. Reads problem out loud. Makes sure everyone understands the task.
RESOURCE MANAGER: Collects materials and resources the team needs. Calls the teacher if there is a team question.
RECORDER/REPORTER: Organizes the report/presentation to class. Makes sure everyone is recording the team’s thinking
Part I:
1. Investigate the availability of resources in the communities of Chula Vista and La Jolla.
[Be resourceful and use www.yelp.com and/or other online sources.]
a) What is the ratio of grocery stores to residents?
b) What is the ratio of liquor stores to residents?
c) What is the ratio of swimming pools to residents?
Part II:
2. How densely is each city populated?
3. What is the median household income and median rent in each community?
4. Create, answer, and display three other questions/metrics to compare Chula Vista and La Jolla.
5. What resources did you use and how reliable are they? (Search for other resources if you have time!) What data checks did you do to make sure your analysis was accurate and/or reasonable?
San Diego Community Resources
Chula Vista http://www.city-data.com/city/Chula-Vista-California.html
La Jolla http://www.city-data.com/neighborhood/La-Jolla-La-Jolla-CA.html
Yelp www.yelp.com
NYT Mapping America Every City Every Block
Adapted by Kari Kokka kari_kokka@mail.harvard.edu @karikokka from Rethinking Mathematics 2013, p. 173, Rico Gutstein www.rethinkingschools.org/math In Gutstein, E. & Peterson, B. (2013). Rethinking Mathematics: Teaching Social Justice by the Numbers. Rethinking Schools (pp. 200-201).