The Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) tracks the backgrounds of authors of books of childrens and teens. What does this data show over time? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
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Cost of Minting US Coins: Pennies, nickels cost more than their face value
Pennies and nickels cost more to produce than their face value! How much more? (Includes a follow-up task about calculating how much it costs to make a dollar's worth of each coin) Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
US Coins Produced in 2017
How many of each US coin did the treasury mint in 2017? How much was all of that money worth? (Giant numbers!) Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
The Deadliest Weather: Fatalities Due to Extreme Weather in the US (2018)
What are the deadliest weather vents in the US? And why is 'wind' separate from 'hurricanes' and 'tornadoes'? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Most Eaten Cereals in the US Per Week (2018)
What are the most popular cereals in the US? (2018) How do we measure popularity? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
The Issues Most Likely to Start a Thanksgiving Argument (2014 and 2017)
What issues were likely to start a Thanksgiving argument in 2014 compared with 2017? What about now? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade: Balloon length
How long are the parades in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Food Insecurity in Canada, by racial/cultural identity and Indigenous status
How prevalent is food insecurity in Canada? This graph breaks it down by race/cultural identity and Indigenous status. Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
What should be the national food of Canada?
What should be the official food of Canada? Here are the results from a survey of 1000 Canadians. Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
How Much Governments Spend on Childcare for Toddlers
How much do different governments pay for childcare? (Focuses on European governments, but also includes a few others.) The US is an outlier... but by how much? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Prize-Winning Pumpkin Weights
How big are the world's largest pumpkins? What accounts for the rapid growth in size for years? Have we finally peaked with how big we can grow pumpkins? Go inside the world of competitive pumpkin growing... Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
ACT Scores are Strongly Correlated to Family Income
Are college admissions test fair? This graph reveals some interesting trends in the results from the ACT test, organized by family income. Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Social Media and Depression
Is there a link between social media and depression? Individuals who reported having high depression symptoms also reported using social media more often. Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Football & Brain Damage/CTE
How prevalent is CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy/Brain Damage) amongst football players at different levels? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Length of Years on Different Planets
What is the length of a year (one trip around the sun) for different planets? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Tornadoes in Alabama, by Year
Why is the number of tornadoes increasing? How do we use statistics to look at trends? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Number of Tornadoes Recorded, by Month, in Alabama (1950-2019)
When is tornado season? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Gen Z: Social Engagement
How socially engaged is Gen Z? What percentage of them donate to charity? Participate in public demonstration or marches? And how is this data collected? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Share of American Adults who Identify as LGBTQ+
5.6% of US Adults identify as LGBTQ+. However, the percentage of adults looks very different depending on your generation: from baby boomers to Gen Z, how do these trends look over time? What do we think this data means? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Anti-Asian Hate Crimes in the US (2020 –> 2021)
Anti-Asian Hate Crime in the U.S. rises during the pandemic year. How is this different from trends with other hate crimes? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.