Apple Has Reinvented Its Business Every Decade Since the '90s (English + Français)
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Fewer Native Speakers: Mother Tongue among Inuit by Age Group, Nunavut, 2021 (English + Français)
Fewer Native Speakers:Mother Tongue among Inuit by Age Group, Nunavut, 2021 (available in English/Disponible en Français)
Production of Dates (Fruit) In Metric Tonnes, By Country
Breaking the Fast: Production of Dates (Fruit) In Metric Tonnes, By Country Ramadan just ended. While Muslims have many different cultural traditions, a shared one is to break the fast with a date. Where do these dates come from?
Which Institutions People Trust in the UK, Germany, and US
Low Stakes, High Trust: Which Institutions People Trust in the UK, Germany, and US
Flying Has Never Been Safer: Global Aviation Fatalities per 1 million passengers
Flying Has Never Been Safer: Global Aviation Fatalities per 1 million passengers
Number of Children in the US with Food Allergies
How many kids have food allergies in the US? This slow reveal is great for work with decimals and place value.
Most Popular Pets in the US
Most Popular Pets in the USgraph by Jenna Laib and Scholastic News; slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: bar graph Visualization Source: Jenna Laib & Scholastic News (Dec. 2, 2024) Data Source: Menga, Michelle. "Pet Ownership Statistics 2025." Forbes: January 2, 2025. Potential Math… Continue reading Most Popular Pets in the US
The History of Book Production in Western Europe: Innovation & Economic Growth
The History of Book Production in Western Europe: Innovation & Economic Growthgraph by Max Roser/Our World in Data, slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: line graph Visualization Source: Max Roser (2021) - “What is economic growth? And why is it so important?” Published online… Continue reading The History of Book Production in Western Europe: Innovation & Economic Growth
Number of People Per Representative in the US (1789-2017)
Number of People Per Representative in the US (since nation's founding)graph by Drew DeSilver/Pew Research, slow reveal by Aristotle Ou (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: line graph Visualization Source: DeSilver, Drew (2018). "U.S. population keeps growing, but House of Representatives is same size as in Taft era." Pew Research Center: May 31, 2018. Data Source: Pew Research Center"Decennial census (for years… Continue reading Number of People Per Representative in the US (1789-2017)
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.
The Arctic Ice Cover is Receding
The Arctic sea ice cover grows and shrinks over the course of the year, but it's typically at its greatest coverage during the month of March. How does this look from year to year? How can data encourage us to take action?
Record Low Fertility Rate in Australia
Australia is currently experiencing a record low fertility rate. Why does this matter? And what does it have to do with immigration policy? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Gas Prices (per liter) in Mexico and the US
Despite having much lower wages, Mexicans have been paying more than Americans to fill up their tanks for years, until now. (@LatAmData) Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Worldwide box office revenue of the highest grossing movies of 2019 — by studio
What do the top grossing films of 2019 have in common? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Forbes Highest Paid Athletes – International (2019)
Who were the highest paid athletes in 2019? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Police Funding: NYC Budget Priorities, 2014-2019
How is the New York Police Department (NYPD) funded, in comparison to other service departments in New York City?
Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Holidays with the Greater Number of Travelers
Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections. (courtesy of @jennalaib)