How did the US government address the major issues of homelessness amongst its military veterans? ...and what's happening now? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
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Voting Rates by Age, 1980-2016: Millennials are the Only Group to See an Increase since 2012
Who votes? Check out the who votes, by age, over the years. Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Comparing Ionospheres of Mars and Earth
What can measuring the amounts of plasma on Mars and Earth tell us about characterizing the environment and evolution of the atmosphere on different planets? This slow reveal graph comes from Dr. Angeline Burrell, from her own research and a paper she co-authored. There are beautiful connections to trigonometry, and this slow reveal is also an example of one that focuses on natural rather than social science. Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Cost of thriving vs typical wages for full time workers
How is the New York Police Department (NYPD) funded, in comparison to other service departments in New York City?
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Daily Screen Time (ages 0 – 8) in the US
How have young children's mobile habits changed over the last few years?
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Maximum Number of Refugees Allowed (US)
The number of refugees that can be admitted for resettlement in the US has dramatically dropped since 1980.
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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.
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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.
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Rat Maze Completion Rates (Biology Text)
From a biology textbook! How does the shape of this data tell the story?
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NYC Subway Fare Evasion by Income Level – Who Skips Out on Paying?
NYC Subway Fare Evasion by Income Level - who skips out on paying?
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Vaping up a Storm 2: Comparing Cigarette and E-Cigarette Use Amongst US Teenagers
How does cigarette use compare with e-cigarette (vape) use amongst US teenagers?
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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.
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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.
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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Life Expectancy for White & Black Americans
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Rhino Poaching in South Africa
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Canada Flushed
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Grocery Sales at Dollars Stores & Whole Foods
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