How does cigarette use compare with e-cigarette (vape) use amongst US teenagers? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Author: Jenna
K-8 Math Specialist near Boston, MA
Vaping up a Storm: E-Cigarette Use in US Middle and High Schools
How many high school and middle school students are vaping? Compare data from 2011 to 2018, showing a disturbing trend. Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Comparing the number of mass shootings in the US (by race) with the number of words used in coverage by the NYTimes
How does the number of mass shootings, broken down by race, compare with the average number of words the NYTimes used to cover the story? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Simon Gregg’s Devastating Slow Reveal
Simon Gregg engaged his grade 3 students with a story about an old man who likes to garden... and then used a #slowrevealgraph to turn it all on its head.
Slow Reveal Graphs Popping up All Over!
Teachers in Surrey District #36 have been using cross-curricular slow reveal graphs to encourage sensemaking and deepen inquiry! @nikileech shares some of her student's work.
First #slowrevealgraph Special Collection: Incarceration in the United States
The US prison system is broken. The data around who is impacted, and why, is devastating. ...and our students deserve to know about it. Educator Connie Rivera (con2ward at aol.com / @Rivera_Con) gifted us with a collection of slow reveal graphs linked to a unit called "Disproportionate Incarceration: Graphing, Proportional Reasoning, and Social Justice." Over the… Continue reading First #slowrevealgraph Special Collection: Incarceration in the United States
Monarch Butterfly Population
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US Prison Population by Offense (Disproportionate Incarceration Graph #4)
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Lifetime Likelihood of Imprisonment for US Residents born in 2001 (Disproportionate Incarceration Graph #3)
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Incarceration for Drug Offenses (Disproportionate Incarceration Graph #2)
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International Rates of Incarceration (Disproportionate Incarceration Graph #1)
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Holidays with the Greater Number of Travelers
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Candy Sales by Week: Easter Wins the Candy Wars
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2018 Music Consumption by Genre… and Format
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Film Genre Popularity
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“Why is the math teacher here for social studies?”
Excerpt from this blog post I slipped quietly into Room 304, trying not to distract the fourth graders, who were finishing up a writing assignment. I set up my laptop to project to the white board at the front of the room. The classroom teacher gave students a reminder that students had 1 minute left to… Continue reading “Why is the math teacher here for social studies?”
The Decline of the Taíno
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The Most Diverse Congress in US History
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Number of Countries that Speak Different Languages
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Animals on the Move: Migration
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