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Graphs
Slow reveal graphs used during the presentation:
- McGuinness, Ross. “The UK’s most popular pizza topping has been revealed – and it’s mushroom.” Yahoo! News: March 6, 2017. Retrieved from ‘https://uk.news.yahoo.com/the-uks-most-popular-pizza-topping-has-been-revealed-and-its-mushroom-143411199.html’
- Chartr (2023). “Sub Counts: Subway is shopping itself around” Published online at Chartr.co. Retrieved from ‘https://www.chartr.co/stories/2023-01-13-1-subway-largest-fast-food-low-sales’
[Slow Reveal Graph] - Iasevoli, Brenda (2016). “Sound the Alarm.” Published in Time for Kids: September 23, 2016. Retrieved from ‘https://www.timeforkids.com/g34/sound-the-alarm/?rl=en-690.’
[Slow Reveal Graph]
Slow Reveal Graphs 101
 | “The Power of Slow Reveal Graphs” by Jenna Laib Published September 19, 2025 |
 | “Graphs are Hard to Digest. Can a ‘Slow Reveal’ help?” by Sarah Sparks Published on July 31, 2023 Also: “Finding Time for Math Across the Curriculum“ “A Handy Guide for Infusing Data and Geometry Throughout the Curriculum“ |
 | “What Graphs Reveal (If You Give Them Time)“ by Ben Orlin Published on June 3, 2020 |
In Person PD — FREE with stipend!
This winter, I am giving full-day PD about slow reveal graphs and data literacy for teachers of grades 3-5 and 6-8! The PD is not only free, but it comes with a paid stipend for participating in follow-up work.
Watch
Watch Dan Meyer, Bethany Lockhart Johnson, and guest Jenna Laib engage in a slow reveal graph on Season 1, Episode 3 of Amplify’s Math Teacher Lounge.
Dan then modeled the technique with an 8th grade class in episode 5.
Going Deeper
Overview Slow Reveal Graph blog posts and articles:
- Brian Bushart, “Trick or Treat!“
- Brian Bushart, “The Slow Reveal“
- Kristen Taurence, Tamara Shreiner, and Bradford Dykes, “Revealing the Power of Data Visualizations in Social Studies Through Slow Reveal Graphs.” Statistics Teacher, 23 March 2022.
- Dan Meyer’s “Beyond Relevance and the Real World” talk (NCTM, April 2016) that experimented with slow reveals
Going into more depth:
- Jenna Laib, “Why is the math teacher here for social studies class?“
- Jenna Laib, “Notice, Feel, Wonder, and Act: How Can Data Inspire Us to Help?“*
- Jenna Laib, “Using Video to Reflect on Practice, Student Agency, and Identity“*
- Jenna Laib, “Using Slow Reveals to Illuminate Tiny but Powerful Details in Graphs“
- Chris Hunter, “New York Times: What’s Going On In This Graph?”
*includes video clips of students in action
Thanks!
Check out the list of collaborators and contributors to slowrevealgraphs.com!