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How Big is the Crowd? Proportional Reasoning and Critical Thinking



Students use mathematical reasoning to evaluate claims about crowd size for President Trump’s 2016 inauguration, and reflect on confirmation bias when assessing truth claims in the media.



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Relevant Subject Area(s)

Math, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Grade Level(s)

High School, College

Media Type(s)

News - Print, News - Video, Photograph, Web Video

Author(s)

David Ebert in collaboration with Project Look Sharp

View Standards

Resource Standard Common Core Math Strand
Operations & Algebraic Thinking, Measurement & Data