Fidget Spinner Google Search Popularity in 2017
graph from Scholastic Math; slow reveal by Jenna Laib (@JennaLaib)
(Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse)
Type of Graph: line graph
Source: Ferrara, Jeanette. “Fad Frenzy.” Scholastic Math, February 12, 2018.
Additional Paired Texted/Resources:
- Ferrara, Jeanette. “Fad Frenzy.” Scholastic Math, February 12, 2018. (includes a video clip about the history of fads)
- Duhigg, Charles. “The Rise of the Fidget Spinner and the Fall of the Well-Managed Fad.” New York Times Magazine, August 15, 2017.
Potential Math Content: line graph, shape of data, meaning of y-axis, percentages, data collection methodology
Potential Content Connections: pop culture
