How is the New York Police Department (NYPD) funded, in comparison to other service departments in New York City? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Author: Jenna
K-8 Math Specialist near Boston, MA
Blog: Asynchronous Slow Reveal Graphs (Desmos)
Slow Reveal Graphs is a social thinking routine. It's discourse-heavy, and much of the magic comes from communal sensemaking. So can slow reveal graphs be done asynchronously?
Daily Screen Time (ages 0 – 8) in the US
How have young children's mobile habits changed over the last few years? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Incarcerated Americans, 1920-2014
How many Americans have been incarcerated over time? Check out this stacked area graph... Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
World Religions
These circle graphs, layered on top of a map, help show how religion spread and is practiced throughout the world. (Also includes a stacked bar graph.) Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Blindspots
In January, I chaperoned a field trip to Boston's Museum of Fine Arts. We took in the larger-than-life portrait of George Washington and troops crossing the Delaware. We inspected the replica of a Colonial American bedroom. We considered the craftsmanship of Paul Revere's silver. ...and then we stumbled upon this empty picture frame. "Was the… Continue reading Blindspots
New Additions (March 4, 2020)
What's new on SlowRevealGraphs.com ? Check out these latest additions from Lee Melvin Peralta, Chris Hunter, Aristotle Ou, and DeAnna Collins.
Do Americans and Nutritionists Agree on What’s Healthy?
How tall are professional soccer players? This graph -- the first box plot on Slow Reveal Graphs -- explores whether height may be advantageous for different positions in soccer/football. Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Longest Nights
How long is the longest night of the year in your city? How about in other cities around the world? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Atlantic Hurricane Season
Is hurricane season getting worse because of climate change? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
US Pregnancy Rates (by age and year)
How big a problem is teen pregnancy? Explore trends across time of birth rate and the mother's age. Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
World Cup Player Heights
How tall are professional soccer players? This graph -- the first box plot on Slow Reveal Graphs -- explores whether height may be advantageous for different positions in soccer/football. Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Maximum Number of Refugees Allowed (US)
The number of refugees that can be admitted for resettlement in the US has dramatically dropped since 1980. Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Don’t Waste Water
As more dollars were spent on e-cigarette advertising, e-cigarette use amongst teens rose dramatically. This double y-axis graph, that is both a bar and a line graph, reveals a disturbing trend. Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
How Many Teeth?
As more dollars were spent on e-cigarette advertising, e-cigarette use amongst teens rose dramatically. This double y-axis graph, that is both a bar and a line graph, reveals a disturbing trend. Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Vaping Up a Storm 3: E-cigarette ads and teen e-cigarette use
As more dollars were spent on e-cigarette advertising, e-cigarette use amongst teens rose dramatically. This double y-axis graph, that is both a bar and a line graph, reveals a disturbing trend. Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Where do Americans get their energy from?
From EIA.gov Where do we get our energy from? See how American's energy sources have changed over time. Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
How long can animals hold their breath underwater?
From Simon Rogers/Nicholas Blechwell's "Infographics: Animal Kingdom." How long can animals hold their breath underwater? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Dinosaur Fossil Finds (by continent)
From Steve Jenkins' "Dinosaurs: By The Numbers" Where have people found dinosaur fossils? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Rat Maze Completion Rates (Biology Text)
From a biology textbook! How does the shape of this data tell the story? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
