How do the climates of London and Singapore compare? How do the actual average temperatures compare with the perceived temperatures? When would you want to visit either place?
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River Cleanup in Singapore Leads to Wild Otter Boom
Extensive river cleanup in Singapore means that the wild otters have returned! How is this impacting the city-state?
Blog: Aligning Slow Reveal Graphs to the UN Sustainable Development Goals
What are the UN's Sustainable Development Goals? How can slow reveal graphs help support students to learn about and work on these goals?
Rates of Homelessness in OECD Countries
Over 2 million people in OECD countries are experiencing homelessness, but rates differ by country. Which country has the highest rates? ...the lowest? How did the country with the lowest support people to find and stay in stable housing?
Box Office History for Star Wars Franchise
How did different movies in the Star Wars franchise earn when compared with their production budget? Which movie did the best? What trends do you notice? How might inflation affect this?
Lottery Sales per Adult, by Income Level
Who spends the most on lottery tickets in the US? How does household income factor in?
Caitlin Clark Stands Alone: Points and Assists Per Game in Women’s Div 1 College Basketball
Caitlin Clark is an outlier amongst her Div 1 peers. What do the stats look like when taking into account points per game and assists per game? Slow Reveal by Nicole Bishop
Carnivores, Omnivores, and Herbivores: Number of Baby Teeth Per Mammal (English/French)
Some animals have baby teeth, just like we do. How does their number of baby teeth compare to our number? How might diet shape this?
High Traffic on Everest: Estimated number of successful Everest ascents per year from 1953 to 2023 (English + Français)
More and more climbers are scaling Mount Everest. Something that sounds epic and adventurous can actually cause problems, as overcrowding has resulted in unsafe climbing conditions and mountains of trash.
America’s Nepotism Problem: What fields do fathers pass on the most advantage to their sons?
How big is America's Nepotism? American data scientist and economist Seth Stephens-Davidowitz gathered some data about men born in the mid-20th century and their fathers. It looks like certain professions are more prone to yielding Nepo Babies. Plus a great introduction to log scale!
The Size of the World’s Population — With Predictions Through 2060
Our World in Data mapped out the UN's predictions for the size of the world population. The rate of change is pretty astounding -- with some interesting twists when we look closer.
Top English-Language Wikipedia Articles of 2023
What were the most popular English-language articles on wikipedia in 2023? Not to be clickbait-y, but the answers may surprise you...
Income Mobility Across Generations in OECD Countries
How many generations would it take for those born in low-income families to approach the mean income in their society?
Life Expectancy Compared with GDP
Make a list of the countries where people live the longest. Would the list just read as a list of richest countries? Why or why not? Check out these scatterplots: one that focuses on comparing Latin America with other nations, and one that shows the whole world.
Who are America’s Breadwinners: Five Decades of Societal Shifts
Who are America's breadwinners? How has this changed in the last 50 years?
Where Pets are Acquired
Where Pets are Acquiredgraph by Best Friends Animal Society; slow reveal by Lori Rosales (Slide Deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: bar graph Visualization Source: Best Friends Animal Society, "Lifesaving by the Numbers: Animal Welfare Statistics." Best Friends website, accessed December 13, 2023. Data Source: American Pet Products Association, 2021 Survey.… Continue reading Where Pets are Acquired
Where Bullying Occurs
Where Bullying Occurs at Schoolgraph by Alexa Kurzius, Scholastic/DynaMath; slow reveal by Jenna Laib (@jennalaib) (Slide Deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: bar graph Visualization Source: Kurzius, Alexa. "Beyond Bullying: Learn some ways adults and kids stand up to bullying." DynaMath, September 2018. Data Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Potential… Continue reading Where Bullying Occurs
Fewer Teens are Reading for Fun
A line graph from Chartr's newsletter illustrates a decrease in teenagers' recreational reading, according to 2023 data from the National Center for Education Statistics. The graph presents a potential discussion about literacy, reading, and education, with mathematical elements including percentages, value estimation, and y-axis scaling.
Countries with the Greatest Numbers of Islands
Martin Armstrong/Statista created a bar graph, sourced from World Atlas data, depicting countries with the most islands. The visual serves as a tool for discussions on large numbers, comparison, scale, and geography.
Number of FIFA World Cup Appearances, by country/national team
Michelle Yeoh's win for Best Actress at the 2023 Academy Awards marked the first time an Asian actress took home that trophy! This graph tracks wins in the Oscar's Big Five categories. What data would we want to determine exactly how underrepresented people in these groups are?