Every year, Malinda Lo tracks the number of books published each year with queer representation. What trends do you notice? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
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Fidget Spinner Search Popularity in 2017
Fidget toys were seemingly everywhere in 2017! What do google search trends reveal about their popularity? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
In America, UFO Sightings Peak on July 4th
When do Americans report sighting UFOs? Are there are patterns? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Cost of Tuition at a Public University in Ohio Compared with Potential Minimum Wage Earnings, 1981 – 2020
How does the cost of tuition at a public university in Ohio compare with what a student might earn working a minimum wage job? How has this relationship changed over time? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Google Trends: When do people want to know how many tablespoons are in a cup?
When do people google the conversion from tablespoons to cups? What trends do you notice? What does this mean about what Americans are doing? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Materials Recycled in Pounds per Person per Day (US)
How much have Americans recycled over time? How do we measure that? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Rate of Left-Handedness in the US: Stigma & Society
Left-handedness has long been stigmatized in the US (and other countries). How did the rate of left-handedness seem to change over time? And what is the parallel between the rise of left-handedness and the rise of people identifying as queer? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Population of the New England Colonies
How many people were living in New England between 1620 and 1750? How do the demographics break down by race? What can we deduce from the shifts in population? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Average Age of Olympic Athletes Over the Years
What is the average age of an Olympian over the years? How is the average impacted by outliers and the total number of athletes? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Total Number of Emojis Over Time
What were the most popular emojis of 2020, and why did it change over the course of the year? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Twitter’s Top Emojis Over the Course of 2020
What were the most popular emojis of 2020, and why did it change over the course of the year? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Minimum Salary in the WNBA vs NBA
How do salaries in the WNBA and NBA compare? Is it fair? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Taiji Cove Hunting Season (Annual Slaughter of Dolphins)
Each year, hundreds of dolphins are killed and captured in Taiji, Japan. What has impacted the annual hunt? (Notice/wonder/feel/act, with resources to encourage activism) Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Homelessness Among US Veterans and the Impact of Targeted Voucher Programs
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.
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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