Income Inequality & Wealth Distribution Critical Thinking, Math & Social Justice
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What is income inequality? Are the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer? Is wealth being distributed equally in your country?
This integrated math, social justice, critical thinking, and economics lesson is designed to introduce the idea of income inequality to students in grades 6-9 at a level they can easily understand- all while having them practice important math skills involving ratios and percentages.
This lesson is a useful application for a math unit: percent and ratio practice.
It is also a great addition to a human geography unit: critical thinking and world issues.
What kind of society would you like to live in?
This lesson includes skeleton notes students can take as you teach them about the basics of income inequality:
· Definition
· Causes
· A simple ratio (Palma ratio) used to compare countries
· Solutions
Then students complete a comparison of four different societies that have varying degrees of income inequality. They use simple percent and ratio calculations (at the grade 6-7 level) to complete this work.
Finally, they get to write a paragraph explaining which of the societies they would prefer to live in and why. This is where they can apply their critical thinking and reasoning skills.
What's Included:
5 Page PDF Ready to Print and Go!
- Title Page and Teacher Instructions
- 2 Page Student Worksheet with notes, calculations, and a reflection
- 2 Page Answer Key with prompts to help students start thinking about the reflection
