Multiplication algorithm

Project-Based Social Justice Mathematics (PB-SJM) pedagogy, students investigated body image as portrayed by childhood toys by scaling Barbie dolls to their height (Mukhopadhyay, 2014). Students used the concept of ratios, scale factors, measurement, and multiplication of fractions to create their 2-D life size versions of Barbie. This investigation, adapted from Mukhopadhyay (2014), provided students with a visual insight into popular culture’s portrayal of body…