Ms. Johnson teaches mathematics in an urban middle school with a large population of students from diverse backgrounds and learning needs, including students with disabilities. They will have to create boundary lines to ensure that the desired party always wins. i I Once students have worked through the game, Ms. Johnson finishes her lesson with a conversation with the students. Cracking is when voters from the opposing party are diluted so that they cannot gain a majority of votes in any of the districts. i I After students have finished their new vocabulary words, Ms. Johnson then leads the students in an activity where they have to use 10 red and 10 yellow counters. [Extracted from the article]