How Far Migrating Animals Can Travel in One Daygraph by Steve Jenkins, slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide deck - standard units/miles includes notes and questions to elicit discourse)(Slide deck - metric units/kilometers includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: bar graph Visualization Source: Steve Jenkins, "One Day: By The Numbers." Clarion… Continue reading How Far Migrating Animals Can Travel in One Day
Number of Goals Scored by Chelsea FC Players in 2023-2024 (Cole Palmer's Amazing Debut)graph by Jenna Laib, slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: line plot Visualization Source: Jenna Laib Data Source: ESPN, "Chelsea Scoring Stats." ESPN.com, accessed Oct 23, 2024 Potential Math Content: line… Continue reading Number of Goals Scored by Chelsea FC Players in 2023-2024 (Cole Palmer’s Amazing Debut)
Number of Living Languages, by Country (2024)graph from Our World in Data, slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: bar graph Visualization Source: Our World in Data, "The number of languages, indigenous and non-indigenous, that are still used." Our World in Data: July 17, 2024.“Data… Continue reading Number of Living Languages, by Country (2024)
Music Sales, by Format, 1980 - 2022graph by Scholastic Math, slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: stacked bar graph Visualization Source: Scholastic Math Data Source: Recording Industry Industry Association of America (RIAA) Perry, Mark J (2022). "Animated Chart of the Day: Recorded Music Sales… Continue reading Music Sales, by Format, 1980 – 2022
Length of Rushing Touchdowns, Philadelphia Eagles' Saquon Barkley & Jalen Hurts (2024)graph by Bob Lochel, slow reveal by Bob Lochel (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: dot plot Visualization Source: Bob Lochel, using stapplet.com Data Source: StatMuse Potential Math Content: dot plots, estimating values, developing theories about why, comparing… Continue reading Length of Rushing Touchdowns, Philadelphia Eagles’ Saquon Barkely & Jalen Hurts (2024)
How Fast Insects Fly (standard units of measurement | metric units of measurement)graph by Steve Jenkins, slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide deck - standard units includes notes and questions to elicit discourse)(Slide deck - metric units includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: bar graph Visualization Source: Jenkins, Steve (2020). Insects… Continue reading How Fast Insects Fly
Gender Stereotypes about STEM Abilities, from a Survey of Six-Year-Oldsgraph by AIR, slow reveal by Danielle Weliczko (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: bar graph Visualization Source: American Institute of Research, "By Age Six, Children Think Boys Are Better Than Girls at Computing and Engineering, New American Institutes for… Continue reading Gender Stereotypes about STEM Abilities, from a Survey of Six-Year-Olds
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.
New #SlowRevealGraph How much money does LEGO make? What factors contributed to its success?
NFL Superbowl Win/Loss Records (as of 2024)graph by Nik Popli/TIME, slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: scatterplot Visualization Source: Popli, Nik (2024). "Super Bowl History." Time for Kids: February 9, 2024.Popli, Nik (2024). "The History of the Super Bowl." Time: February 5, 2024. Data… Continue reading NFL Superbowl Win/Loss Records (as of 2024)
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.
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: bar graph Visualization Source: Anderson, Hanah and Matt Daniels. "The Largest… Continue reading Who Speaks More: Percentage of Dialogue Spoken by Male and Female Characters in Disney Screenplays
How much plastic is produced across the world? If we continue with "business as usual," how much plastic will our earth be saddled with by 2060?
Where does the world gets its oil from? How much do individual countries impact the numbers of a particular region?
How much do the highest-paid athletes make? Should they make this much?
How does Taylor Swift's Billboard performance compare with the Beatles?
How do the climates of London and Singapore compare? How do the actual average temperatures compare with the perceived temperatures? When would you want to visit either place?
Extensive river cleanup in Singapore means that the wild otters have returned! How is this impacting the city-state?
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?
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.
