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The Income You Need to Purchase a Home in Canada

How much income do you need to purchase a home in Canada? And can a typical family afford the typical home? (graph from Mandy Lam/@datawithprofmandy on insta)

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Disney Princess Baby Names in the US (1951-2021)

Are prospective parents influenced by the names of princesses in Disney movies? How much of an influence do these movies have over naming trends? Check out the slide deck and questions on slowrevealgraphs.com

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The World’s Biggest Employers

The World's Biggest Employers graph from Statista; slow reveal by Jenna Laib (@jennalaib) Slide Deck 1 reveals the topic early on and then students make sense of the employers. Slide Deck 2 reveals the employers early on without the topic, and students make sense of that. Both has them analyzing the quantities and what they… Continue reading The World’s Biggest Employers

Top 5 States for Refugee Resettlement within the US, 2020-2021: California (500), Texas (367), New York (320), Washington (284), Kentucky (245)
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Top Five States for Refugee Resettlement within the US (2020-2021)

Top.Five States for Refugee Resettlement within the US (2020-2021) graph from the Time for Kids; slow reveal by Jenna Laib (@jennalaib) (Slide Deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: bar graph Source: Time for Kids, "New Friends and Neighbors." Time for Kids: October 6, 2021.   Paired Texts: SaveTheChildren.org: "What is a Refugee?" Who… Continue reading Top Five States for Refugee Resettlement within the US (2020-2021)

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How comfortable are people with women as leaders of government or major companies? (by country)

How comfortable is society with a female leader in business and politics? This graph features four countries, but it's important to note that with only four countries represented, there are many, many people who are not represented. How might that change how we interpret and analyze the data? 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.