Deaths per 100,000 Children and Adolescents in the US
graph from Jason E. Goldstick, Ph.D., Rebecca M. Cunningham, M.D., and Patrick M. Carter, M.D.; slow reveal by Jenna Laib (@JennaLaib)
(Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse)
Type of Graph: line graph
Source: Toldstick JE, Cunningham RM, Carter PM. “Current Causes of Death in Children and Adolescents in the United States.” The New England Journal of Medicine: April 20, 2022.
Paired Text:
Ries, Julia. “Texas School Shooting: Guns are the Top Cause of Death for U.S. Children.” Healthline: May 25, 2022
Potential Math Content: line graph, meaning of point of intersection, ratios, estimating slope
Potential Content Connections: safety, policy, health, US history
