How did the Voting Rights Act of 1986 impact Black voter registration in Southern states?
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Chocolate Consumption per Capita (2022, selected countries) — elementary and middle school versions
New #SlowRevealGraph (Not) Everyone Loves Chocolate Looking at the estimated chocolate consumption per capita, and how it compares to the revenue per capita and the total population. Elementary version with weights in pounds encourages fractional reasoning. Elementary version with weights in kilograms encourages reasoning about decimals and proportions. Middle school version uses metric measurement and also includes additional data about ratios and proportions.
LEGO’s Revenue Growth (2003-2023)
New #SlowRevealGraph How much money does LEGO make? What factors contributed to its success?
Homelessness Rate by Country, 2023
How many people experience homelessness at any given time? Why is the problem more visible in some countries than in others?
Inflation Across Fast Food Chains from 2014 to 2024
How have fast food prices risen over the last ten years?
Rounding “Errors”: US Male Height Distribution (Measured vs Self-Reported)
Do men in the US report their height accurately? When are they more (or less) likely to report honestly?
Gender Parity at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris
How has participation of female athletes in the summer Olympic games changed over summer?
Border Apprehensions on the Southern US Border
Why are illegal border crossings at sustained highs?
Number of Eyes Different Animals Have (English + Français)
Across the animal kingdom, so many animals have two eyes. But not all! How many eyes do different animals have? This graph is designed for the primary grades.
Steph Curry Leads the NBA in Career Three-Pointers
Which NBA players have sunk the most career three-pointers?
Swear Words in Taylor Swift Lyrics, by album — updated May 2024
How has Taylor Swift's lyrics changed over time? Why might someone want to know how many curse words appear in the lyrics of an album? A Swiftie teacher that I work with wanted to use this in the classroom, and her students had some interesting insights.
Who Speaks More: Percentage of Dialogue Spoken by Male and Female Characters in Disney Screenplays
Percentage of Dialogue Spoken by Male and Female Characters in Disney Screenplaysgraph from Hannah Anderson and Matt Daniels/The Pudding; slow reveal by Jenna Laib with support for some questions from Dr. B Waid (Slide Deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: segmented bar graph Visualization Source: Anderson, Hanah and Matt Daniels. "The… Continue reading Who Speaks More: Percentage of Dialogue Spoken by Male and Female Characters in Disney Screenplays
Dead Zones: Bottom-Water Area of Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico
Dead Zones: Bottom-Water Area of Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexicograph from NOAA; slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide Deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: bar graph Visualization Source: NOAA. "What is a dead zone?" National Ocean Service website, https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/deadzone.html, August 2, 2023. Data Source: NOAA and Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium… Continue reading Dead Zones: Bottom-Water Area of Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico
The Highest-Paid Athletes in Seven Professional Sports (2023)
How much do the highest-paid athletes make? Should they make this much?
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?
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?
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!